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BEGEMOTH
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 Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Second GUI console freezes my machine |
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Hi,
I am running Gentoo Linux with 2.4.26 kernel, Xorg, KDE, KDM on Dell Pentium 4 machine.
Everithing is fine, until I try to open another GUI console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F8.
My machine just hangs and doesn't respond to keyboard and mouse at all.
All I can do is turn it off and then on, but that means I have to fix file system on the next boot.
My kernel doesn't include support for framebuffer, 3D graphics as I use that machine only
for development.
Can anyone help?
With regards,
BEGEMOTH
[SOLVED]
Honestly I don't know what I've done (I'm newbie in Linux).
In xorg.conf I commented out loading of GLX and DRI modules (I've no idea how they got there as I am sure
I didn't ask for 3D acceleration and etc.) So know I have two GUI consoles up and running.
Thanks.
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Qdot
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Second GUI console freezes my machine |
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| BEGEMOTH wrote: | Hi,
I am running Gentoo Linux with 2.4.26 kernel, Xorg, KDE, KDM on Dell Pentium 4 machine.
Everithing is fine, until I try to open another GUI console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F8.
My machine just hangs and doesn't respond to keyboard and mouse at all.
All I can do is turn it off and then on, but that means I have to fix file system on the next boot.
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Ctrl-Alt-F8 does not create new GUI console.
You'd have to do startx -- :1 (or similar)
What is your GFX adapter, and which drivers are you using for it? |
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BEGEMOTH
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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ATI Radeon 7000, and I use ati-drivers for it.
I meant that Ctrl-Alt-F8 switches me to KDM logon window, but I cannot go any further.
I've just tried it and managed to logon as a different user, but as soon as I switched to
my first console the machine freezed and I am rebooting it now.
(I am writing from my Windows machine  |
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Qdot
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Try xorg driver radeon |
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BEGEMOTH
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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How can I replace the driver?
What do I need to do? |
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Qdot
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
find something similar to this:
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "NP"
Driver "newport"
#VideoRam 4096
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(Obviously identifier and driver will be different).
Change driver to "radeon" and restart X. |
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BEGEMOTH
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I've changed my driver to "radeon"
Still no luck  |
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