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Date:      Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:44:45 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Scott Tuc Ellentuch at T-B-O-H <ml@t-b-o-h.net>
Cc:        K?vesd?n G?bor <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: Possible to go from 5.5 to 5.4?
Message-ID:  <20060616204445.GB95408@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <200606162041.k5GKfZSZ003821@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com>
References:  <20060616202359.GA95408@xor.obsecurity.org> <200606162041.k5GKfZSZ003821@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com>

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On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 04:41:35PM -0400, Scott Tuc Ellentuch at T-B-O-H wr=
ote:
> > On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 09:39:27PM +0200, K?vesd?n G?bor wrote:
> > > Tuc wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >     I recently upgraded from 5.4 to 5.5, and now if I leave it in X=
 for=3D
> >  a
> > > >few minutes it ends up locking up, usually when the screen blanks on
> > > >its own. I wanted to go backwards to see if that behaviour goes away.
> > > >
> > > >     I wasn't sure if there was a risk doing this.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks, Tuc
> > > >
> > > > =3D20
> > > Have you tried recompiling X? That might help. Take a look at=3D20
> > > sysutils/portupgrade, if you haven't used that before. I think going=
=3D20
> > > backward is unwise, there must be a better way.
> >=20
> > Also make sure you recompile any kernel modules you might be using.
> > The most likely one would be the nvidia driver.
> >=20
> 	I had upgraded the nvidia one at the same time since I knew it=20
> needed to be rebuilt.

In what order did you do this?  Since you are using the module, it's
still the #1 suspect.

Kris

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