Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:21:44 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ben Calvert" <ben@stonehenge-net.com> To: "Remington L." <cableboy@charter.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Potentially **DANGEROUS** bug in 5.0 - 5.1 Message-ID: <33037.10.0.0.91.1055262104.squirrel@mail.stonehenge-net.com> In-Reply-To: <auto-000052404612@remt30.cluster1.charter.net> References: <auto-000052404612@remt30.cluster1.charter.net>
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Remington L. said: > I have a Sony VAIO GRX-570 laptop. When 5.0-R came out I noticed VERY > unusual symptoms on startx. This is very hard to describe(I'm gonna get a > picture and post). When I launch startx the screen goes blank, and imagine > this ocean wave type thing sweep across my screen. Its not like just some > a > screensaver, you can tell by looking at it that its not good. The symptom > lasts about 4 seconds and then it stops, and my system is frozen, no > error, > no kernel panic. This also happens in 5.1, but NOT in 4.8 > > As I said its very hard to describe, I will attempt to grab a picture and > Ill repost. What should I do about this bug? > This sounds like a problem with X and your monitor. do you have the same XF86Config in 5x as in 4x? -- Ben Calvert Stonehenge NetWorks www.stonehenge-net.com
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