On Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> I've got a Linux powerpc system (Mac G4 cube running Debian 3.0) with a
> GeForce2 card in it, which is mostly working with X but is having
> problems.
>
> It's running a locally built version of X from CVS, and it starts and
> runs just fine. It is fast and very solid feeling. However, after a
> bit of use the display becomes unresponsive. The mouse pointer is still
> perfectly responsive, but no windows update and none are able to receive
> input. Exactly how long it takes for this to happen seems like it may
> be related to the display resolution and/or color depth, but it is
> usually less than 30 minutes. There are no warning signs before it
> happens. Once the display is locked like this, it is impossible to
> regain control of it without rebooting. I can't switch to another
> virtual console, nor can I kill the X server with Ctrl+Alt+BS. Nothing
> at all abnormal is output on stdout or stderr by the X server.
>
> I have tried different sets of clients, but this behavior doesn't seem
> tied to a particular one. Does anybody have any suggestions about what
> to do? Any help would be much appreciated.
>
I think there's a bug in XAA's BigEndian color expansion code
someplace. Try adding:
Option "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill"
It's most likely happening when text rendering gets clipped
in a certain way.
Mark.
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