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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: Tim White <osas@worldnet.att.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD 2.1.5 + Gateway 2000 + xfree86 3.1.2 OR 3.2 crash host. Date: 30 Dec 1996 14:05:44 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 22 Message-ID: <5a8i7o$44h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.146.83.60 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.22ATT (Windows; U; 16bit) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33363 Howdy, I've got a strange problem with Xfree86 crashing a Gateway 2000. The Gateway is brand new with a new Mach64 card installed. Manufact- ure date of the card is 2 weeks before the release of Xfree86 3.2. Starting any of the X servers ( mono,vga,mach64 ) will blank the screen and seconds later the host CMOS will pop up as if going thru POST( power on self test ). I replace the Mach64 with a Jaton video card I use at home with 2.1.5 and xfree86 version 3.1.2. Behaviour is slighltly different in that the host will give me a few seconds of scrambled video before giving me the POST messages. Both video cards are PCI. I'm guessing this may have something to do with the disabling of Plug in Play in the CMOS but this may be way off. Any help/ideas/advice would be appreciated! Thanks. tim