Re: [Dri-devel] lockups w/ AGP 4x

[Adam K K. <ad...@vo...>]

On 2 Jan 2003, Michel [ISO-8859-1] D=E4nzer wrote:

> On Don, 2003-01-02 at 04:27, th...@rp... wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 04:30:50PM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote:
> > > On Mit, 2003-01-01 at 04:19, th...@rp... wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If I increase the resolution to 1024x768 or push the texture resolu=
tion
> > > > to the max (both of which were simultaneously possible previously),=
 the
> > > > Xserver quits to the console.
> > >
> > > You'd have to provide a server backtrace or at least a log snippet (i=
f
> > > it contains any meaningful output) for this.
> >
> > Below is a backtrace.  The problem only occurs with an AGP aperture
> > of 64 MB (which previously worked).  I tried to get a backtrace with
> > the gdb modified for XFree86 modules, but it produced no meaningful
> > results; the attached backtrace is from the regular gdb.  Lastly, the
> > Xserver does not crash as I previously mentioned.  If Q3A is the only
> > program running, X exits to the console, but any input that I type is
> > not displayed.  If I run Q3A from WindowMaker, Q3A is killed and my
> > desktop is left in an odd resolution that doesn't completely fit on my
> > laptop LCD (this is the point at which I retrieved the following
> > backtrace.
>
> Sounds like Q3A crashes, and the X server exits if it's the only client.
> You'd have to debug Q3A in that case.
>
> > Additionally, the pointer is fixed in the top left-hand corner of the
> > screen.
>
> That's normal if it crashes while it grabs the pointer. You could start
> it again (or another client which grabs the pointer) and exit cleanly to
> regain control of the pointer.

FYI, running 'xvidtune -unlock' should also free the pointer.

Adam