very strange kernel-2.4.0 problems

[Bernd]

Today I encounterd some strange things.

On saturday I succesfully compiled the 2.4.0 kernel and all seemed to be fine, all applications were running and I had no problems.
But here it comes. I live in a students' hostel which is connected to the university net (100mbit LAN). That way I have under windows full acess to my linux-box.
So I can run StarOffice5.2 and several other visulising chemistry tools at the office's Windows-computer from my linux-box.
But today I had several problems. StarOffice crashed after a few mouse-clicks and another tool (Molekel) which uses opengl told me (also after e few mouse-clicks) that it could not write into the ram of my graphics card??!

After rebooting my computer with kernel-2.2.18 everything was o.k.

But if I'm working directly on my linuxbox verything is working under kernel-2.4.0!

Hmm, so the problems seems to occur only if I'm exporting the DISPLAY to another computer and only whith a few programs.
Could someone explain me what's the connection between exporting DISPLAY and the kernel??

some details:
Home Linux box: Athlon 500, TNT2 card, Slackware7.1, XFree4.02, KDE2.01

Office Windows box: PIII-500, ATI Rage 128, Windows2000, Xwindows-Server: Reflection or Starnets XWin32 (both the same problem)

Bernd


[This message has been edited by Bernd (edited 08 January 2001).]

[WeDeliver]

A shot in the dark, but maybe to module/driver whatever being used for your video card is unstable/incompatible in the new kernel?

[Bernd]

But what is the connection between the office's graphics card (on PIII) with the home pc's graphics card (on athlon)

Bernd

[Bernd]

But what is the connection between the office's graphics card (on PIII) with the home pc's graphics card (on athlon)

Bernd

[WeDeliver]

Errr, good point, I guess I should read more before posting =]. Are you logging in as the same user, I guess meaning do you have the same rights to the same X related files? That "cannot write to the RAM of graphics card" sounds like the driver on the Windows machine wants to act in a way that the application does not.

-Don't hate the newbie

[DrDrake]

Bernd, how do you setup your linux box to be accessed from windows? Can you point me to a site?

[Bernd]

Yes, I'm logging as the same user with the same rights.

And why has the application under kernel-2.2.18 no problems with my Windows-driver?
Bernd

[Bernd]

DrDrake, on the windows pc I have installed cygwin with ssh. So I open a ssh connection to my linux pc, do an export DISPLAY and run the application.
On the windows pc are currently the windows-xservers reflection and Xwin32 installed (only one of them is always running).

Bernd