Re: upgrade to hamm == X problems
On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, David Gaudine wrote: Are you sure you can't switch virtual consoles? I have the same problem in all other respects. I have to use ctrl-alt-f1 instead of alt-f1 to switch virtual consoles since X is running, did you forget about that? My power save light comes on and my monitor shuts off until I switch to a virtual console. The server output on the console is normal as you said. This sound like you are mistreating your monitor. Newer monitors power down when they are driven beyond specifications. Check out what's in /etc/X11/XF86Config's settings for HSync and VSync. It should not be more than your monitor can handle. Also, you could back up the old config file and rerun XF86Config, which is generally not a bad idea if the newer xfree86 is several versions newer than the xfree86 you initially configured your system with. AFAIK The newer versions try to optimize the refresh rate rather than screen resolution. Cheers, Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
upgrade to hamm == X problems
Yesterday i upgraded from bo to hamm. That went pretty well, but X broke. I ran out of disk space during the X upgrade, and i thought maybe that was the problem. I removed all the X packages and reinstalled on a roomier disk, hoping that would fix things. It didnt, X still doesnt work. It worked fine with bo but when i start the server under hamm, my machine switches to video mode, blanks the screen, and stops talking to the console. The server output looks normal (looks like it's not aware there's a problem). I cant switch virtual consoles, i cant toggle numlock, but i can ping the machine and i can log in remotely. I can also reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del. I'm using an old Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 card (S3 based). I can run the VGA16 server ok, but not the accellerated S3 server. Any ideas? I guess the transition from XFree86 3.3 to 3.3.1 broke support for my card... I'll go look at the XFree web site. Sebastian -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: upgrade to hamm == X problems
On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: It worked fine with bo but when i start the server under hamm, my machine switches to video mode, blanks the screen, and stops talking to the console. The server output looks normal (looks like it's not aware there's a problem). I cant switch virtual consoles, i cant toggle numlock, but i can ping the machine and i can log in remotely. I can also reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del. Are you sure you can't switch virtual consoles? I have the same problem in all other respects. I have to use ctrl-alt-f1 instead of alt-f1 to switch virtual consoles since X is running, did you forget about that? My power save light comes on and my monitor shuts off until I switch to a virtual console. The server output on the console is normal as you said. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: upgrade to hamm == X problems
David Gaudine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ] Are you sure you can't switch virtual consoles? I have the same problem ] in all other respects. I have to use ctrl-alt-f1 instead of alt-f1 ] to switch virtual consoles since X is running I tried both Ctrl-Alt-F? and the regular Alt-F?. Neither works. I also tried logging in remotely and running 'sudo chvt ?', and that just sits there. I also cant kill the X server when logged in remotely. Something's definately pretty broken here... Sebastian -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
