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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!mcsun!sunic!sics.se!jonas
From: jonas@sisu.se (Jonas Lagerblad)
Subject: Re: which X386 in agate is better?
Message-ID: <1992Sep10.132825.26880@sics.se>
Keywords: X386
Sender: news@sics.se
Organization: Swedish Institute of Systems Development
References: <1992Sep9.031159.13322@cucs5.cs.cuhk.hk> <sxsnztn.hasty@netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:28:25 GMT
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>done so far to the kernel and to X386. There has been many installations
>using the /pub/incoming/X386 and have reported no problems to me.
I am having quite serious problems actually, whenever I start the X-server, the
system crashes. (this is when using the version from incoming).  The system
crash is usually in a place totally unrelated to the X-windowing, parts of the
kernel. This occurs with both my own kernel (fixes for more memory than 8Mb plus
all fixes supplied with the Xfree86 distribution) and the kernel supplied
with Xfree86.

My configuration of system is like this:
	486-50 (unkown brand)
	16 Mbyte ram
	Adaptec 1542b
	400 Mbyte Micropolis disk
	ET4000 VGA-adapter supporting up to 1280x1024x4 and 1024x756x8
		(probably 1152x900 too)
	Genius 3-button mouse

If anyone has any idea where I can start looking for the problem I should
really appreciate any help. (I don't mind a bit of kernel-hacking, but I am
very busy at work right now, so hobby projects like this is on low priority).

Regards 
Jonas Lagerblad

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