[LUAU] AGP Video woes
Chris Wong
wongc at math.ed.hawaii.edu
Tue Feb 9 20:55:34 PST 1999
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, George Toft wrote:
> I'm trying to install SuSE 5.3 on a Pentium II
> (233 MHz, 32 MB RAM) with an AGP video card using
> the Cirrus Logic 5465 chipset. SaX has that
> chipset in its database, and I have it set up
> correctly (let's presume I do).
Try putting a Option "noaccel" line in your XF86Config file. That might
changes
things a bit.
Then you might want to try a no_bitblt option as well if that doesn't
work.
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.3.1/cirrus.html
Try that at any rate.
> Problem: X locks up after a few minutes of
> operation, usually while painting a newly
> created window. I'm using the Generic SVGA
> server, 800x600x8 resolution.
>
> I recompiled the kernel to stress the system -
> worked with no problems. I used the VGA
> server in a 640x480x4 resolution (looked
> horrible, but worked reliably).
>
> Can anyone suggest a definitive test to see
> if the problem is in the video card or the
> X Server?
>
> George
>
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