* Michael Wood -- Tuesday 29 May 2001 14:32:
> > The respective section from /var/log/XFree.0.log when plex86
> > wasn't run before is:
[...]
> > (II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board succeeded.
> Why do you say that? The message says it succeeded!
Yes, and that's why I wrote: "... when plex86 wasn't run before ..."
This is the desired behaviour, that I mentioned only for comparison.
> > CPU: Intel 80686; 266MHz; UP
> > RAM: 350M
> > System: Linux 2.4.5 <--- new
>
> What version of Linux *does* it work with for you? i.e. have
> you tried it with Linux 2.4.4?
When I first posted the bug report, I had tried it with 2.4.4. Now
with 2.4.5 I get exactly the same crash. I'm not aware of any
kernel version, where it worked. But I hadn't tried for a very
long time, so I cannot say if the bug was introduced with a certain
version.
> > X-Server: XFree86 4.0.3
>
> plex86 works for me (haven't tested it extensively, though) on
> XFree86 3 and Linux 2.4.4.
No XFree86 3 installed here, just 4.0.3.
> > Graphics: TDFX Voodoo 3 3000
> > Plex86: CVS/HEAD as of today
> > Compiler: gcc 2.95.2 (on SuSE 7.1)
>
> I'm also using a different compiler. I've used egcs 2.91.66 on
> RH 6.2 and gcc 2.96-69 on RH 7.0.
The compiler that I used is considered stable, unlike the one from
RH 7.0.
> It could probably be one of a number of things... A bug in the
> plex86 kernel module, a bug in XFree86 4.0.3, a bug in Linux
> 2.4.5, a bug in gcc 2.95.2... As to how to narrow it down, you
> could try changing things one at a time and see what
> combinations cause the problem.
Yes, that's what I'm doing since a while. I just won't install another
kernel or X-server. But I could imagine to compile XFree by myself
and insert some debug messages. But compiling XFree isn't exactly
what I would call 'fun'. ;-)
> You could also try compiling everything with no optimisations.
> Hope these suggestions help to narrow things down a little.
Yes, thanks. I'm still not out of ideas ... :-)
m.
