Recent Problem with Mandriva Linux 2008.1 and X.Org Server 1.4.0.90

[Alex Deucher]

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:06 PM, David A. Smith
<dasmith at electronicaidesdesign.com> wrote:
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> Just recently I have been experiencing random freezes with X.Org X Server
> 1.4.0.90
> Release Date: 5 September 2007
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.24.5-server-2mnb Mandriva
> Current Operating System: Linux dasmith.localhost.com 2.6.24.7-2mnb #2 SMP
> Wed Sep 22 16:43:32 EDT 2010 i686
> Build Date: 16 September 2008 04:45:14PM
> on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 with kernel version 2.6.24.7-2mnb.
>
> I have discovered the following error messages towards the end in my
> Xorg.0.log.old file after a freeze has occurred:
>
> (II) evaluating device (Mouse1)
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
> (II) evaluating device (Keyboard1)
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
>
> ...
>
> As I mentioned earlier I am running Mandriva Linux 2008.1, kernel
> 2.6.24.7-2mnb with KDE Version 3.5.9 and X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90. My
> computer system consists of an ASUS P4B533 motherboard with an Award BIOS
> and an Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.4 GHz, 2 Gigs of DDR Memory, ATI ‎R420
> JM [FireGL X3] Graphics Card, Adaptec SCSI Card 29160N, etc. I have my
> screen resolution set to 1680 x 1050 x 24-bit color.

I would suggest trying a KMS (kernel modesetting) capable graphics
stack.  UMS (userspace modesetting, what you are using) is no longer
supported.  There have been a huge number of driver fixes since 2008.

Alex