Re: tlug: Xwindows crashing

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Chris Sekiya wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > highly unlikely - X might dump back to the console, but I've *never* seen
> > an XF86Config problem hard-lock the machine.
> 
> I have.
> 

really?  I want details :)

> > You might also have an S3 ViRGE/DX, which was broken when you bought it
> > (by design), so step on it and go buy a real card :)
> 
> Seconded.
> 
> > I'm reasonably sure that 5.1 was 3.3.2.  I think that Redhat might have
> > 3.3.3 RPMs available as well.
> 
> Never Trust RedHat.

you'd say the same thing about any config tool other than xf86config, I
bet :)... how do you feel about XF86Setup?

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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