[ltp] Unexplained crashes on Thinkpad T21

[D. Sen]

I doubt that the A20 has the same graphics chipset as the T2x (I could be
wrong). The shadow-status option is specific to the Savage chipsets in the
T2x.

DS
strout@etcsupport.com wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I happen to have an A20m and am using Debian/unstable with X4.0.3 and
> xfce 3.7.2.  My machine loves hanging in a very peculiar way.  Most
> frequently it hangs if I am logged in and leave the machine alone long
> enough to get the screen to go blank (5 minutes).  Then every once in a
> while when I hit a key to bring the screen back up, it hangs
> completely.  xscreensaver is running at this point, and most frequently
> the machine comes back fine, but at least once a day it hangs hard.
>
> I do not have ShadowStatus (btw - what's the significance?)
>
> Leeman
> strout@etcsupport.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
> Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Unexplained crashes on Thinkpad T21
>
> > >>>>> "DS" == D Sen <dsen@research.att.com> writes:
> >
> >    DS> Which version of X are you using?  If its 4.x.x, then do you
> >    DS> have ' Option "ShadowStatus" " in the device section of your
> >    DS> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4?
> >
> >    DS> DS
> >
> >    DS> Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> >
> >    >> I have a relatively new Thinkpad T21.  It is currently
> >    >> exhibiting unexplained and hard to debug crashes/hangs. [...]
> >
> > FWIW, I also have a new T21, and see similar hangs to those you
> > describe.  I use Debian Potato (2.2), which I believe has XFree86
> > version 3.  (How can I get the exact version of X, BTW?)
> >
> > I only get the hangs when running Gnome, and I've found empirically
> > that I get them much _less_ if I don't use Alt-TAB to switch between
> > windows.  (Which is a shame, since I like Alt-TAB!)
> >
> > Maybe these clues might help...
> >
> >        Neil
> >
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