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Eunice Thompson
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Cerritos Linux User Group
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Dom,
Thanks for the prompt response.
I wasn't quite sure on how to check the framebuffer, but I did install
the XFree_86 3.3.6 rpms, followed your instructions and everything works
great!!
Thanks!!
Eunice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Eunice Thompson wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> > I'm having problems swithcing to a console while in X.
> >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > Caught signal 11. Server aborting.
> > >
> > > xinit:connection to X server lost.
> > > [rose@Roset3 rose]$ xterm: fatal IO error 32 (Broken pipe) or KillClient
> > > on X server ":0.0"
> > > Terminated sighup
>
> > I'm using a Toshiba Satellite Pro 460CDX (P166MMX)
> > 80 MB Ram
> > 6GB HD.
> > Mandrake 7.2
> > XFree 4.01
> > SVGA X server
> >
> > Please note that these problems do not exist on my desktop and were
> > never encountered with Mandrake 7.1 and XFree 3.3.6 on the same laptop.
> > Any ideas as to what I could tweak or how to get rid of XFree 4.01 and
> > use 3.3.6?
>
> Eunice, I have exactly the same problem with a Toshiba Sat Pro 420CDT.
> The problem seems to be in Xfree 4.01 as it works fine with 3.3.6
> You may want to check whether you are using the framebuffer on the
> console, as I seem to remember getting Xfree 4 to work when I wasn't using
> the framebuffer. That said, to switch back to 3.3.6 you may already have
> it installed (I did). In which case all you need to do is to make sure
> that /etc/X11/XF86Config is configured properly, and then change the
> symbolic link of /etc/X11/X to point to /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA (instead
> of XFree86 in the same directory). The reboot X and you should be up and
> running, but using 3.3.6 instead of 4.01. If this isn't the case (an
> d you can't find XFree86_SVGA) then give me a shout and I'll help you to
> re-install 3.3.6.
> That said, if anybody _does_ know how to get XFree 4.01 to work with a
> Chips and Tech 65550 I'd be interested!
> Regards
> Dom
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