Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 08:26:18 -0500 (EST) From: Intuitive Design Archive <archive@in-design.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: XDM and X problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970402082526.6188A-100000@nero.in-design.com>
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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.
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?
Here are some of the xdm-error from sessions:
XDM errors:
xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed
xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed
Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: VT_SETMODE VT_PROCESS failed
xf86CloseConsole: KDDISABIO failed (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100)
Release Date: Oct 24 1996
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: FreeBSD 2.1.5
Configured drivers:
VGA16: server for 4-bit colour VGA (Patchlevel 0):
et4000, et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p, et4000w32p, et6000, et3000,
ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, tvga8200lx,
tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9320lcd, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420,
tgui9420dgi, tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, tgui9660xgi, tgui9680, oti067,
oti077, oti087, oti037c, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, generic
MONO: server for interlaced and banked monochrome graphics adaptors
(Patchlevel 0):
hgc1280, sigmalview, apollo9
Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0)
(using VT number 1)
XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: MouseMan, device: /dev/cuaa1, baudrate: 1200
(**) VGA16: Graphics device ID: "VID"
(**) VGA16: Monitor ID: "NEC"
(--) VGA16: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 56.48 kHz. Deleted.
(--) VGA16: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 62.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) VGA16: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 64.25 kHz. Deleted.
(--) VGA16: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) VGA16: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75
dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X1
1R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) VGA16: PCI: Cirrus Logic GD5430 rev 71, Memory @ 0xe0000000
(--) VGA16: chipset: generic
(**) VGA16: videoram: 2048k (using 2048k)
(--) VGA16: clocks: 25.22 28.32 31.50 36.08
(--) VGA16: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 90.000 MHz
(**) VGA16: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 36.000, clock used = 36.080
(**) VGA16: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
PS: I will have some logos for stickers soon...
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