begin Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > a quick search on deja yielded something similar to your problem: > > > > The only problem is, that if I switch to graphic-mode, I have to turn > > off the monitor (Fn+F5). If X is started, I can switch on the Monitor > > again. If I want to get back to the text modus, its the same again > > > > does that help? > > Not really, It kinda gets stuck in graphical mode. I try switching to a tty, > and the x sessions stays on screen (even though I am on the tty, I can log > in, type ^G and hear it) even though it's not accesable till i go back to the > x tty. Also, when I type stuff, the display wraps around to the left as iff > bits were being pushed into a buffer. > > It should also be note that this happens mostly at random, and I have been > unable to intentionaly reproduce it. > > I ought to be able to upgrade X, mandrake installed 4.03, and I managed to > get 4.10 working on my own. > > Best back up my filesystem up first in case I screw things up yup. i read that the chipset you mentioned went into a late 4.1.0 cvs. it's probably updated in 4.2.*. i don't know any distros that come with 4.2.*, but perhaps you can build X from cvs. i think i remember a few people (brian lavender?) saying it wasn't that bad at all.
i never did it myself. :) pete _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
