[olug] SuSE 9.0 problems w/X freezing

[Jay Swackhamer]

Irqs are being set by the motherboard/pnp.

You can check for contention by
lspci
cat /proc/interrupts
cat /proc/pci

> Once X goes, I'm not able to get to the other terminals.  I am booting
> into
> runlevel 3, so I can tinker a bit.  I thought I wiped my 8.2 XFConfig
> file, but
> I just remembered that it was on my failing HD.  I should be able to pull
> it
> off (Knoppix to the rescue).
>
>> some causes of lockups are having 'dri' loaded in XF86Config in the
>> module
>> section, or not loading freetype, or having framebuffer enabled, or
>> having
>> shared irq's with the video/another device.........
> 'freetype' is loaded in the 'Modules', 'dri' isn't.  I didn't see anything
> like
> 'fb' or 'frame' in XFConfig.  That is where it would be set, correct?
>
> Where are irqs being set?  'modules.conf'?
>
> Thanks!
> Eric Pierce
>
> ps. I'll grab my /etc folder from my old system right now.
>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > --- 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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