Re: X crashes if I'm idle
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 14:17, Frank Trenkamp wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
>
> > X is in VESA mode, as the Thinkpad has unsupported Radeon video.
>
> Mobility 7500 Radeon? You will most surely need XFree 4.2.x, by now
> finally available in in unstable (and testing? dunno). I've been using an
> install from binaries from XFree86.org - running fine for months now.
>
This is definitely true. There are woody debs available that work great
too.
> > If I'm in X (Gnome) and I'm idle for a while (10 mins?) X crashes. The
> > error messages seem to be to do with trying to run a screensaver. Now,
> > I have xscreensaver installed, but opening Gnome Control Center's
> > screensaver tab causes X to crash instantly. Same thing happens when
> > xscreensaver is not installed. I'm happy not to have a screensaver,
> > and/or for the screen to just go blank like it does when in console mode.
>
The Star Wars screensaver (opengl believe it or not) always locked up my
machine. Others may have too, but I pinpointed it to that one.
Upgrading X solved it IIRC. Also try upgrading xscreensaver if you are
using woody. I know for a while, I just made sure I didn't use opengl
screensavers.
Jamie Strandboge
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