System freeze - is X the reason?

[Juergen Gaida]

Hi Alex,

I am now on AGP 4x and AGP Fastwrite=enabled in BIOS.
Had a system freeze yesterday while screensaver was running.
But I could not find anything in the usual log files...

I will now see if it happens again.

Regards
Jürgen


--- Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> schrieb am Mo, 10.11.2008:

> Von: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com>
> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the reason?
> An: jpg153 at yahoo.de
> CC: xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> Datum: Montag, 10. November 2008, 16:23
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Juergen Gaida
> <jpg153 at yahoo.de> wrote:
> > Alex,
> >
> > ah, ok, wasnt sure about "any"...sometimes a
> problem for non-native EN'ers.
> >
> > I will give it a try.
> >
> > Is there some explanation behind these switches?
> 
> Option "DRI" "False"
> 
> Disables 3D support and use of the drm for command
> submission.
> 
> Option "AGPMode" "4"
> 
> force the AGP mode to 4x (default is whatever the hw is set
> to by the bios)
> 
> Option "BusType" "PCI"
> 
> Force use of PCI gart rather than AGP gart
> 
> 
> > What is then about all the acceleration (3D,
> Direct???) of the card and the so called compositor...
> > (I am quite new to Linux, so I am not used to this
> terminology and all that stuff).
> >
> 
> DRI support (3D) is required for GL-based compositors like
> compiz.
> 
> Alex
> 
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Regards
> > Jürgen
> >
> >
> > --- Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> schrieb
> am Mo, 10.11.2008:
> >
> >> Von: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com>
> >> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the reason?
> >> An: jpg153 at yahoo.de
> >> CC: xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> Datum: Montag, 10. November 2008, 6:33
> >> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Juergen Gaida
> >> <jpg153 at yahoo.de> wrote:
> >> > Alex,
> >> >
> >> > somewhat later than expected, but...
> >> >
> >> > Finally, my Zenwalk is up and running since
> some
> >> hours...
> >> >
> >> > What I did:
> >> > 1. Went in MB BIOS and set AGP Speed to 4x
> (instead of
> >> 8x (was before) or automatic)
> >> > 2. Applied the changes you proposed in
> Xorg.conf (all
> >> 3 lines in the graphic card device section)
> >> >
> >> > So, what did the trick?
> >> >
> >> > How can I/we get to the point to know which
> of the
> >> settings makes the system stable or the opposite?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Try each setting (driver and bios) individually. 
> The
> >> options I suggested:
> >> Option "DRI" "False"
> >> Option "AGPMode" "4"
> >> Option "BusType" "PCI"
> >> only have an effect individually.
> >>
> >> Alex
> >>
> >>
> >> > Any hint where to start and any 'stress
> test'
> >> to get a result sooner than after hours or days?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you so far!
> >> >
> >> > Best regards
> >> > Jürgen
> >> >
> >> > --- Alex Deucher
> <alexdeucher at gmail.com> schrieb
> >> am Fr, 7.11.2008:
> >> >
> >> >> Von: Alex Deucher
> <alexdeucher at gmail.com>
> >> >> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is X the
> reason?
> >> >> An: jpg153 at yahoo.de
> >> >> CC: xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> >> Datum: Freitag, 7. November 2008, 0:00
> >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Juergen
> Gaida
> >> >> <jpg153 at yahoo.de> wrote:
> >> >> > Alex,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I will try, but its midnite, so
> maybe later
> >> on Friday.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> No problem.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Other observation: When the system
> is getting
> >> off from
> >> >> pute Text output, some messages get fancy
> letters
> >> (looks
> >> >> like everything kyrillic and all kind of
> >> "extra"
> >> >> signs).
> >> >> > Does it mean anything?
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> the vga fonts may not be restored
> properly.
> >> >>
> >> >> Alex
> >> >>
> >> >> > Thank you so far
> >> >> > jpg
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --- Alex Deucher
> >> <alexdeucher at gmail.com> schrieb
> >> >> am Do, 6.11.2008:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Von: Alex Deucher
> >> <alexdeucher at gmail.com>
> >> >> >> Betreff: Re: System freeze - is
> X the
> >> reason?
> >> >> >> An: jpg153 at yahoo.de
> >> >> >> CC: xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> >> >> Datum: Donnerstag, 6. November
> 2008,
> >> 23:33
> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM,
> Juergen
> >> Gaida
> >> >> >> <jpg153 at yahoo.de> wrote:
> >> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >> > I am having serious trouble
> in
> >> getting
> >> >> Zenwalk 5.2
> >> >> >> running on my machine -
> currently the
> >> only Linux
> >> >> running is
> >> >> >> the Knoppix 4.0 Live-CD (I have
> tested
> >> several).
> >> >> >> > Zenwalk 5.2 installs, but
> freezes
> >> randomly,
> >> >> but soon.
> >> >> >> > The Xorg.O.log tells a lot,
> but I
> >> dont
> >> >> understand lot
> >> >> >> of this stuff.
> >> >> >> > However, at the end of the
> log,
> >> there is a
> >> >> >> "tossed event" and
> some other
> >> lines
> >> >> which tell me
> >> >> >> no good.
> >> >> >> > But where to start solving
> the
> >> problem - if
> >> >> thats the
> >> >> >> cause of freezing the system.
> >> >> >> > I have put the log file on
> pastebin:
> >> >> >> >
> http://pastebin.com/m23e8d2d5
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It could be.  Do any of the
> following
> >> option help
> >> >> (add them
> >> >> >> to the
> >> >> >> device section of your config):
> >> >> >> Option "DRI"
> "False"
> >> >> >> Option "AGPMode"
> "4"
> >> >> >> Option "BusType"
> >> "PCI"
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Alex
> >> >> >>
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