Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-10 Thread Ben Reser
;t posts long install reports. It's much easier to read and get through your email if you break out the issues in separate emails. "mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)" really doesn't help me in deciding if I need to read your 4.5k email. I'll admit I used to do the whole one

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Luis M
k, thanks. I tried disabling v4l before (and glx). but, didn't take dbe ever. in this case it has happen only once that my screen crapped out . if it happens again, then I will do as you say here. if it happens again that means that glx is not the problem and maybe I could use it again :-) xscreen

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Stew Benedict
On 9 Apr 2002, Luis M wrote: > no, let me just send a copy of my XFree config... > > You might try disabling these: # This loads the DBE extension module. Load"dbe" # This loads the Video for Linux module. Load"v4l" I don't know that they're involved in your problem

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Luis M
no, let me just send a copy of my XFree config... On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 12:03, Stew Benedict wrote: > > On 9 Apr 2002, Luis M wrote: > > > Shortly but surely, there it was, XFree crapped out on me. > > As soon as I sent the last message... Maybe it has something to do with > > X running an app

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Stew Benedict
On 9 Apr 2002, Luis M wrote: > Ok, had to do it. I downloaded the two ISO's, wiped out my / ; /usr and > all other partitions except /home. > Follow the installation in an ibook (first generation) and this is what > I have after booting: > chose install-novideo (the only one that works) > chose

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Stew Benedict
On 9 Apr 2002, Luis M wrote: > Shortly but surely, there it was, XFree crapped out on me. > As soon as I sent the last message... Maybe it has something to do with > X running an application that's being piped over SSH (run remotely?)? > What happens is that the screen starts to display all kind

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Luis M
Shortly but surely, there it was, XFree crapped out on me. As soon as I sent the last message... Maybe it has something to do with X running an application that's being piped over SSH (run remotely?)? What happens is that the screen starts to display all kinds of widgets, and the are all over the

Re: mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Luis M
forgot to mention that the bonobo-moniker-archiver did crashed when logged on to gnome ... but, this is a known issue. On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 10:44, Luis M wrote: > Ok, had to do it. I downloaded the two ISO's, wiped out my / ; /usr and > all other partitions except /home. > Follow the installatio

mandrake 8.2 b2 report (clean install)

2002-04-09 Thread Luis M
Ok, had to do it. I downloaded the two ISO's, wiped out my / ; /usr and all other partitions except /home. Follow the installation in an ibook (first generation) and this is what I have after booting: chose install-novideo (the only one that works) chose the default package instalation (except for