Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 15 Feb 1998 17:11:00 -0800 | From | Graffiti <> | Subject | 2.1.86 + X weirdness |
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Hi all,
As I've said on this list before, I've been having some weird problems with X. :) But some things seemed to have changed under 2.1.86 from previous kernels:
1) Netscape often pauses for a while for no apparent reason, where it doesn't do any screen refreshes/redraws etc. anymore. This happens even if the only thing running of consequence is Netscape and vi (in an xterm).
2) When I switched from X to a vt, then back to X, the console used to go blank and reboot the system after a short while (no Magic SysRq, console-switching, nada). Now, it actually shows me the X screen (albeit with a bit of "snowing".). When I tried it again, it locked up the moment I switched back to X.
3) Gimp also shows the same "freezing" as Netscape.
Under 2.1.84, I noticed that while selecting a new font under the text tool, the system would appear to "freeze" and refuse all input (including Magic SysRq) no matter how long I waited. However, if I kept moving the mouse around, after about 5 seconds or so, the system would become "unstuck". I'm currently running 2.1.86 compiled with gcc 2.7.2.3, with glibc 2.0.6c. Netscape = Communicator, gimp = 0.99.15, X = XFree86 v 3.3.1 and X server = XF86_S3V, compiled against glibc 2.0.x. I'm starting to think I might have a kernel problem here instead of an X or hardware problem, but I'm not really that good at figuring it out. Anyone have suggestions for me so I can narrow it down?
Suggestions and Flames welcome. :^) -- DN
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