kcantrel@digi.lonestar.org (Keith Cantrell) (11/27/90)
Vital information:
Operating System: Interactive's System 5.3 release 2.2
Make: Gateway 2000
Processor: Intel 80386 with 64k cache. NO floating point co-processor.
Mother board: Micronics 386 ASIC cache
Processor speed: 25Mhz
Monitor: 1024x780 VGA Tatung model CM-1498X
Video controller: OEM-VGA-300190 (says VGA-WONDER on the card)
Video BIOS: ATI wonder date: 2/20/90 version: 1.16e
Serial controller: DIO-500 Multi-I/O card
Main Memory: 4 Meg.
Disk: 110Meg ESDI
Disk controller: Ultrastor ultra 12(F)
I just installed Interactive release 2.2 and tried to bring up Xwindows and
it just blanked my screen and locked up my keyboard. The really bad thing
is that I could not even swap back to the console to kill any processes, it
was the big bad RED button time. I tried various Xvga drivers include the
generic VGA one (which incidentally, work with Interactive 2.0.2 with
Xwindows 1.0, so I know it can work with my hardware). The main reason I
wanted the new Xwindows was to get a driver that would support a higher
resolution than 640x480. So, does any kind sole have any idea what I could
be doing wrong? The Xwindows is pretty much just straight out of the box
(ie. I didn't change and configuration parameters except what it prompted
me to do through the installation).
Thanks,
Keith Cantrell
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Keith Cantrell kcantrel@digi.lonestar.org
...!uunet!digi!kcantrel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------bill@ssbn.WLK.COM (Bill Kennedy) (11/28/90)
kcantrel@digi.lonestar.org (Keith Cantrell) writes: >Vital information: [ Keith describes his system... ] > >I just installed Interactive release 2.2 and tried to bring up Xwindows and >it just blanked my screen and locked up my keyboard. The really bad thing >is that I could not even swap back to the console to kill any processes, it >was the big bad RED button time. I tried various Xvga drivers include the It's bad, I know it's bad, I have the same problem here from time to time but I'll not weep in public :-) You don't have to use the big red switch though, I think I can save you some fsck cycles. I always log in as root on the console and usually (but not always) lurk in the / directory. That way if I need a root shell I can switch to console and I'm on my way without an su. If you're logged in as root and your video becomes hopelessly hosed (mine does it only on the console, the SunRiver workstation is fine), cd / shutdown -g0 -y and watch the disk activity light. When it quits flashing for the last time (it will flash as it unmounts each file system, go dark briefly, unmount root and get very dark), hit either the any key or reset. You'll be back on the rails in no time with no fsck and now you can try something else to try to figure out why your video freaks out :-) Seriously, shut down in the blind, it's lots better than the big red switch. >be doing wrong? The Xwindows is pretty much just straight out of the box >(ie. I didn't change and configuration parameters except what it prompted >me to do through the installation). I can't help with that one, mine is too, in fact I saw it work once on the way to my full up install. It was nice, but it toppled off into the ditch somewhere along the way. I think TCP/IP shot it in the head, but that's such wild speculation that I'll not dignify it by calling it a WAG. I'm going to back up and re-install from scratch. If X wanders off into the weeds somewhere along the way, I'll know, and post. Right now, other than the SunRiver, I'm X'less :-( -- Bill Kennedy usenet {att,cs.utexas.edu,pyramid!daver}!ssbn.wlk.com!bill internet bill@ssbn.WLK.COM or attmail!ssbn!bill