[olug] SuSE 9.0 problems w/X freezing

[CM Miller]

--- Eric Pierce <eric_olug at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just completed a network install of SuSE 9.0 which I
> thought went without a
> hitch, but I can barely use X as it freezes within
> minutes each time I start it
> up.
> 
> I used SuSE 8.2 on the same machine and had
> basically no probs with my video
> hardware setup (NVidia TNT2 32mb) w/3D acceleration.
>  Now I can't even get Sax2
> to stay up long enough (before X freezes) to try
> some different settings, and I
> don't know much about editing the XFConfig file
> except that it seams I need to
> run SuSEconfig after making any changes.
> 
> Without ssh'ing into the box to kill X, I'm willing
> to bet that the kernel is
> still purring along in the background because I did
> have one 3D accelerated
> game (Marble Blast) that would bring X (under 8.2)
> to its knees.  I could kill
> X after ssh'ing in, but I couldn't get my screen
> back. <reboot>
> 
> I did have a peek at /var/log/XFree86.0.log, but I
> can't see any errors logged
> (not sure exactly what to look for all the same).
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 


I've found myself in this situation a few tims as well
and have often wondered this. 

Save xf86config file before upgrading, in your case
SuSE 8.2.  I do this with my /etc/fstab file and
others that I don't want to mess with.  

If upgrade has problems with X, then install on
xf86config file, and again, in your case SuSE 9.0.

Of course you have wiped away the old system, but this
is something to think about before upgrading to save
heartache later...

-Chris 



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