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I'm currently trying to install Debian 3.0r1 on a K6-2 500MHz machine. As soon as xwindows goes into the gnome login screen, everything freezes including the keyboard. I'm currently using an ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP card, but I have also tried a 3Dfx Voodoo3 PCI card as well, and the same problem persists.
What may be causing this problem and how can I fix it?
For starters, post your /etc/X11/XF86Config file....
Boot to run level 3 to give you a text logon....
if you are using lilo, hit Ctrl + x at the lilo screen and type linux 3 to get there, if you are using grub, someone else is gonna have to help you there.....
Also, when your system freezes, see if you can use Ctrl+Alt+F5 to get to another terminal..... it might not be your whole system that is freezing.....
I'm using lilo, and I've already removed gdm from my boot up sequence, so no problems there. I am using a USB Mouse, with kernel 2.2, I've now heard this may cause problems? Here's xf86config:
### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root. Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
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I would set your display settings to a low level, like 640x480 for testing purposes. It may be that the level you selected requires to much memory. Worth a shot..
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