Alex, ah, ok, wasnt sure about "any"...sometimes a problem for non-native EN'ers.
I will give it a try. Is there some explanation behind these switches? What is then about all the acceleration (3D, Direct???) of the card and the so called compositor... (I am quite new to Linux, so I am not used to this terminology and all that stuff). Thanks in advance. Regards Jürgen --- Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am Mo, 10.11.2008: > Von: Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the reason? > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > Datum: Montag, 10. November 2008, 6:33 > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Juergen Gaida > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex, > > > > somewhat later than expected, but... > > > > Finally, my Zenwalk is up and running since some > hours... > > > > What I did: > > 1. Went in MB BIOS and set AGP Speed to 4x (instead of > 8x (was before) or automatic) > > 2. Applied the changes you proposed in Xorg.conf (all > 3 lines in the graphic card device section) > > > > So, what did the trick? > > > > How can I/we get to the point to know which of the > settings makes the system stable or the opposite? > > > > Try each setting (driver and bios) individually. The > options I suggested: > Option "DRI" "False" > Option "AGPMode" "4" > Option "BusType" "PCI" > only have an effect individually. > > Alex > > > > Any hint where to start and any 'stress test' > to get a result sooner than after hours or days? > > > > Thank you so far! > > > > Best regards > > Jürgen > > > > --- Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb > am Fr, 7.11.2008: > > > >> Von: Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the reason? > >> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> CC: xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > >> Datum: Freitag, 7. November 2008, 0:00 > >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Juergen Gaida > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Alex, > >> > > >> > I will try, but its midnite, so maybe later > on Friday. > >> > > >> > >> No problem. > >> > >> > Other observation: When the system is getting > off from > >> pute Text output, some messages get fancy letters > (looks > >> like everything kyrillic and all kind of > "extra" > >> signs). > >> > Does it mean anything? > >> > > >> > >> the vga fonts may not be restored properly. > >> > >> Alex > >> > >> > Thank you so far > >> > jpg > >> > > >> > > >> > --- Alex Deucher > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb > >> am Do, 6.11.2008: > >> > > >> >> Von: Alex Deucher > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the > reason? > >> >> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> CC: xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > >> >> Datum: Donnerstag, 6. November 2008, > 23:33 > >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Juergen > Gaida > >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > I am having serious trouble in > getting > >> Zenwalk 5.2 > >> >> running on my machine - currently the > only Linux > >> running is > >> >> the Knoppix 4.0 Live-CD (I have tested > several). > >> >> > Zenwalk 5.2 installs, but freezes > randomly, > >> but soon. > >> >> > The Xorg.O.log tells a lot, but I > dont > >> understand lot > >> >> of this stuff. > >> >> > However, at the end of the log, > there is a > >> >> "tossed event" and some other > lines > >> which tell me > >> >> no good. > >> >> > But where to start solving the > problem - if > >> thats the > >> >> cause of freezing the system. > >> >> > I have put the log file on pastebin: > >> >> > http://pastebin.com/m23e8d2d5 > >> >> > >> >> It could be. Do any of the following > option help > >> (add them > >> >> to the > >> >> device section of your config): > >> >> Option "DRI" "False" > >> >> Option "AGPMode" "4" > >> >> Option "BusType" > "PCI" > >> >> > >> >> Alex > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> xorg mailing list > >> >> xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > >> >> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> xorg mailing list > >> xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > xorg mailing list > xorg@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list xorg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg