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eXtremist
05-04-2001, 05:48 AM
Well, after doing some reading and tinkering, I've decided that my resolution problem is being caused by kdm.

To recap, my problem is that whenever I try to switch resolution using the accellerated X that comes with Mandrake 8, the X server crashes and restarts on me.

I tried changing my display manager to use gdm, by adding "DISPLAYMANAGER=Gnome" to my /etc/sysconfig/desktop file. Now, my resolution problem is gone, but there's an even bigger one: all my GL games just hang upon loading. I tried running the gears demo and got nothing... Not even an error.. :(

So, it brings me to the question, does any body know a way around my problem with this new information? I'm really searching hard for a fix, but it seems like the mandrake people aren't paying much attention to the bug. It IS listed under the mandrake bugzilla, so there may be a fix eventually, I just don't want to wait! :)

Thanks for any suggestions!

Gehenna_Gehenna
05-04-2001, 11:06 AM
Would this work? Changing to xfree3.3.6? I'm expereincing the same problem and am a BIG TIME newbie. I saw this fix in the mandrake froum because someones card wasn't recognised. I havn't tried it... biut if someone knows wether or not this is a step in the right direction let us know...


the fix (?), type XFdrake --expert

(Xconfigurator is linked to XFdrake on LM) and you'll be able to choose XFree 3.3.6 and instal it.

maybe.