Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 12:50:14 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 4.3.0 problem on FreeBSD 4.8-RC (Re: Is XFree86 4.3.0 going to be in 4.8? -nt-) Message-ID: <20030319175014.GB29547@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <20030307182440.GA6614@pir.net> References: <723002BB-4E42-11D7-90DE-000A9566C46A@we.lc.ehu.es> <DAV46tVHXZ6nuHWkDCF000191d7@hotmail.com> <1046852244.613.149.camel@leguin> <E18r72s-0005jb-00@smtp.parrett.net> <1047056245.616.14.camel@leguin> <20030307182440.GA6614@pir.net>
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Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> probably said: > IBM Thinkpad X30 with I830MG graphics. > > FreeBSD disapp 4.8-RC FreeBSD 4.8-RC #6: Fri Mar 7 00:47:41 EST 2003 > pir@disapp:/usr/src/sys/compile/DISAPP i386 > > XFree86 4.3.0 with FreeBSD port patches version -11. > > > I'm testing 4.3.0 to get support for the Intel I830 (it's only in > 4.3.0), with 4.2.x I was using VESA support which is, well, slow > and somewhat cranky. > > It seems to work ok generally, I can start X and kill it and it seems > fine, but if I try and switch virtual terminals while it's running I > lose anything reasonable. Screen is corrupted, graphics all over the > place, if I try and switch back to the X vty I get a black screen, > blank other than sometime getting the mouse pointer back for a while. > > Once X has died I can't use the console. All vtys are corrupted and > the only way I've found to reset them is to reboot (vidcontrol does > nothing). I tried a more recent port for extra patches, I can switch to a virtual console. Once. I can't switch back to X - it get corrupted in exactly the same waystill. P. -- pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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