On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 09:33 -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 08:35:46AM -0500, Jeff Vian wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 14:20 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > > On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 16:15 -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 06:54:35AM -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > > > > I've run some more tests, and the problem seems to be very erratic. It > > > > > depends on the kernel, the video driver, maybe the room temperature (I > > > > > think the system runs better when the room is cold), and just random > > > > > chance. > > > > > > > > Hmm, got adequate cooling in the case ? Random crashes tend to be > > > > hardware problems at times. Also, does your PSU put out enough > > > > power for all the devices you have connected ? > > > > > > > > > But it does look like a bug in the radeon_drv.o module of the X Windows > > > > > system, which (if I understand right) is proprietary. Any idea where to > > > > > file a bug? > > > > > > > > radeon_drv is a part of xorg. > > > > > > It's almost surely a bug in xorg. I have reinstalled > > > xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.45.x86_64.rpm > > > (and all the associated rpms) > > > replacing > > > xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.49.2.x86_64.rpm > > > (and all its rpms), > > > which is broken, and haven't had any trouble since. > > > > > > I have submitted a bug report to freedesktop bugzilla; > > > it is number 4611. > > > > > > BTW: How can I keep yum from "upgrading" X windows? > > > > > > > You can put an exclude statement in the .repo file for fedora-updates to > > prevent updating any of the xorg\* files > > > > IIRC something like "exclude=xorg*" should work. in the .repo file, or > > from the command line it would be "--exclude=xorg\*". > > > > On the last line I believe: --exclude="xorg*" > is the correct option. I love *nix. There are often so many different ways to skin that cat.
