Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 23:34:42 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Intuitive Design Archive <archive@in-design.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XDM and X problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970403233318.464q-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970402082526.6188A-100000@nero.in-design.com>
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On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Intuitive Design Archive wrote: > Two problems: > > My keyboard randomly freezes every so often. Sometimes it works like > a charm for days, and then it freezes. Actually the longest I got it to work > was for two days straight. I am not sure what is causing it, but I usually > end up telneting in and rebooting. When it freezes I usually get the > following in ps: > > 148 v0 S<s+ 0:00.10 login -p \^_\^\\^\\^\\^R\^\\^O\^\ > > Which I have never seen before. Sometimes I get kicked out of Xsession as > well. And In XDM-errors after I use the mouse to exit the session. > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed > > Sometimes, I am able to relogin (i.e. the keyboard starts working again); > I am not. Above session shows that the keyboard froze twice. First time I > was able to relogin and second time I was not > > (xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed) > > Which I have never seen before. Sometimes I get kicked out of Xsession as > well. Your keyboard may be broken. Have you tried replacing it? My MicroSwitch shuts down when used with my old motherboard for extended periods of time. > Second Problem is with SVGA. It is not listed bellow, because > I am running in vga16 as you can see. When I am in SVGA mode, it runs fine, > and then randomly freezes, approxemtly 1-2 minuites into the xsession. > This occurs whether I am using xdm or startx. > I was told that it may be a problem with video shadowing in the bios, > and system caching. I played with all that and > implemented every possible combination to no avail. Can someone point me to > what I exactly have to change in the bios? Or are there any other solutions > out there short of replacing my motherboard and video card? Bad memory? > xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed > xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: VT_SETMODE VT_PROCESS failed > xf86CloseConsole: KDDISABIO failed (Inappropriate ioctl for device) Is ``options XSERVER'' defined in your kernel? > PS: I will have some logos for stickers soon... Cool! Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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