Jason Poynting wrote: [edit G400 32mb graphics card [edit] When the console screensave kicked in, it crashed. [edit] So I started X and
that seemed OK. Then I exited it. It crashed. The resulting fsck was a bit worrying.[edit]
Hi: I have had similar problems. This is very disturbing because I specifically bought the G400 because the MGA was one of the best supported graphics chipsets for XFree86. I research very carefully what hardware to but when building a Linux box. I have had no problems whatever with two G400 boxes running any Linux until suse 7.3. Now it is a mess. I am having the same crashes as you. 1. Does anyone know for sure what is the cause of this problem? Is it the kernel, XFree86, or just a configuration issue? I will not accept any suggestion that it is the card, because I have seen two G400s running flawlessly for almost 2 years in two machines across several versions of Suse Linux and XFree86. 2. What will fix this? It is pathetic to have a Linux system crashing like this, especially with a piece of mainstream graphics hardware. I hope for sure this can be straightened out. Good luck, and I will begin researching this in depth in the next few days, as I have had the first two crashes of an entire Linux box while running only as a user since 1.2.8. This is very disappointing. I can't accept having Linux boxes behave like Windows 3.1. ____________________________________ Christopher R. Carlen Principal Laser/Optical Technologist Sandia National Laboratories CA USA crcarle@sandia.gov