Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:22:45 +0200 From: Willie Viljoen <will@unfoldings.net> To: David Fleck <dcf@aracnet.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 4.3.0, mysterious crash Message-ID: <200304111922.46284.will@unfoldings.net> In-Reply-To: <20030411092931.G11882@grond.sourballs.org> References: <200304092142.26122.will@unfoldings.net> <20030411092931.G11882@grond.sourballs.org>
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On Friday 11 April 2003 18:34, someone, possibly David Fleck, typed: > On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Willie Viljoen wrote: > > I've been experiencing mysterious crashes with XFree86 4.3.0 on FreeBSD > > 4.8-STABLE. The problem started occuring as soon as I installed 4.3.0 > > (with a portupgrade, all components have been upgraded) > > > > The system seems to simply hang completely, it responds to nothing but > > a hardware reset. I have tried with both my ATI Radeon 7500 and my SiS > > 6326 AGP, same thing. Other than that, everything works as before. > > > > Anyone out there had a similar problem? > > > > Will > > Yes, pretty much identical ones. When I portupgraded to 4.3.0 the system > would lock up hard whenever I tried to use X. The log file indicated > that the xserver tried to query the video card bios and failed, and this > apparently led to a kernel panic. 4.2.1 works on the system just fine, > so I just reinstalled the 4.2.1 files from packages and haven't bothered > trying to debug it more. Check your XFree86 log files and dmesg logs for > clues. > Video card is a Radeon 7500 also. I can't seem to find anything. I've found that when I disable Xvideo, the SiS6326 "seems to be" stable, I havn't had time to let it run for more than 6 hours though, so it might not be it. The Radeon drivers don't allow Xvideo to be disabled, so I can't say if it's Xv causing this or not. The crashes seem less frequent with the Radeon than with the SiS with Xv enabled though, so I don't think it's the Radeon which is guilty, probably Xv. Will -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) will@unfoldings.net
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