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From: Kevin Denis on 19 Nov 2009 12:32 Hello I just did a fresh install on a PC of a slack13. Everything was installed, except KDE. I launched xfce for graphical environment. It freezes very often (4th times this afternoon after install). I don't know why it freezes, once it was under xcreensaver. Strangely, the mouse still works (!!) I can move the mouse everywhere (but mouseclicks doesn't do anything). The keyboard is completely stucks. mouse and keyboard are PS/2. The network works fine. The /var/log/Xorg.0.log doesn't show anything. The graphic card is a 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) I'm stuck under this freezes, and I'm forced to reboot from the network. Any body have any idea? Thanks. -- Kevin
From: Henrik Carlqvist on 19 Nov 2009 17:04 Kevin Denis <kevin(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > I'm stuck under this freezes, and I'm forced to reboot from the > network. > > Any body have any idea? If the mouse or keyboard are dead, maybe you could try any of the following from the network login to see if it gets you mouse or keyboard functionality back: killall X chvt 2 Or from the X console, what would happen if you connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse? Would you be able to use them? On working systems extra connected USB input devices usually work directly. regards Henrik -- The address in the header is only to prevent spam. My real address is: hc3(at)poolhem.se Examples of addresses which go to spammers: root(a)localhost postmaster(a)localhost
From: Lew Pitcher on 19 Nov 2009 17:10 On November 19, 2009 12:32, in alt.os.linux.slackware, Kevin Denis (kevin(a)nowhere.invalid) wrote: > Hello > > I just did a fresh install on a PC of a slack13. > Everything was installed, except KDE. > > I launched xfce for graphical environment. It freezes very often (4th > times this afternoon after install). > > I don't know why it freezes, once it was under xcreensaver. > > Strangely, the mouse still works (!!) I can move the mouse everywhere (but > mouseclicks doesn't do anything). > The keyboard is completely stucks. > mouse and keyboard are PS/2. > > The network works fine. The /var/log/Xorg.0.log doesn't show anything. /var/log was going to be my first suggestion. So, next... What does ~/.xsession-errors have in it, when your X session freezes? > I'm stuck under this freezes, and I'm forced to reboot from the > network. Hmmmm... <ctrl><alt><f6> doesn't take you to a console with logon? Does <ctrl><alt><backspace> kill X for you (or did Pat V disable that with the new X server)? > Any body have any idea? > Thanks. -- Lew Pitcher Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | Registered Linux User #112576 Me: http://pitcher.digitalfreehold.ca/ | Just Linux: http://justlinux.ca/ ---------- Slackware - Because I know what I'm doing. ------
From: allend on 20 Nov 2009 00:09 On Nov 20, 4:32 am, Kevin Denis <ke...(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > Hello > > I just did a fresh install on a PC of a slack13. > Everything was installed, except KDE. > > I launched xfce for graphical environment. It freezes very often (4th times > this afternoon after install). > > I don't know why it freezes, once it was under xcreensaver. > > Strangely, the mouse still works (!!) I can move the mouse everywhere (but > mouseclicks doesn't do anything). > The keyboard is completely stucks. > mouse and keyboard are PS/2. > > The network works fine. The /var/log/Xorg.0.log doesn't show anything. > > The graphic card is a > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation > 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) > > I'm stuck under this freezes, and I'm forced to reboot from the > network. > > Any body have any idea? > Thanks. > -- > Kevin Support for Intel graphics is problematic with Slackware 13. Your best hope is to upgrade to a newer kernel (2.6.31.4)or later) and also install a newer intel driver (2.9.0 or later). Even then, that 82845G may be a problem. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/testing-request-xorg-in-current-yes-again-742820/page12.html
From: Kevin Denis on 20 Nov 2009 07:48
Le 19-11-2009, Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist(a)deadspam.com> a �crit�: >> I'm stuck under this freezes, and I'm forced to reboot from the >> network. >> >> Any body have any idea? > > If the mouse or keyboard are dead No, the mouse still works (!). > maybe you could try any of the > following from the network login to see if it gets you mouse or keyboard > functionality back: > > killall X > > chvt 2 > > Or from the X console, what would happen if you connect a USB keyboard and > a USB mouse? Don't have any of them. > Would you be able to use them? On working systems extra > connected USB input devices usually work directly. > Nope, even after killing X, it doesn't work; But, I have found something else. When X is frozen everything is really slow. (it takes about 10mn to install a pkg). loadavg is at 0. If I kill X, I don't have anything back (except network of course), but installpkg can install package in seconds. Strange. -- Kevin |