hi
i finally rebooted to add some memory and am now in the grips of the
x4.2 problems. (was able to restart X ok yesterday before reboot so i
thought it would restart ok after boot..)
the log file from /etc/X11 shows it trying to load "sub-module" fb.
that has always been the kiss of death here. however, it seems to be
part of the mga loading process, not something i can remove. (i don't
have mag_hal).
with the mga driver, the startx results in a totally frozen machine.
reboot necessary. if i change the driver to "vesa", then the machine
does not freeze but results in a "no screens" condition. is there a
quick fix that would result in a running X with vesa?
i do have /dev/fb0. it would be really nice if it could be made to
work... this is also a problem for new installs. my XF86Config-4 is
fresh out of the -reconfigure option and it does not work. this
configuration file worked yesterday when re-starting X and failed this
morning after a re-boot. btw, running 2.4.19-686 package, not custom.
i read most of the postings re 4.2 problems, but i don't remember any
complaining about mga/fb. in 4.1 i remember it was possible to
eliminate the framebuffer, but that option does not seem to be there
anymore.
i'd be very grateful for a pointer or two.
thanks
dave
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