[mythtv-users] @ X sessions?

[Niklas Brunlid]

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:14:51 -0500, stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 08:12:40AM -0500, jose rubio wrote:
>> On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 15:28, Niklas Brunlid wrote:
>> > On 06 Mar 2004 07:15:07 -0500, jose rubio <debian at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Look at my XF86Config file (attached)
>> >
>> > I tried to use it merged with my own - I run on the Pundit's internal 
>> gfx
>> > card to drive my monitor and a PVR350 to drive the TV. Everytime I 
>> try to
>> > run on the attached config the computer locks up hard and won't 
>> respond to
>> > anythong except the power button :(
>> >
>> > > Have you read the file ivtv-fb.c?  The begining of it is a HOWTO on
>> > > setting up X to run this way.
>> >
>> > Doesn't look that updated to me... :)
>> >
>> > Section "ServerLayout"
>> >    ...
>> >
>> >    Screen 0 "Screen 1"                      # << (your computer 
>> monitor)
>> >
>> >    # (add the following line)
>> >    Screen 1 "TV Screen" RightOf "Screen 1"  # << (TV screen)
>> >
>> >    ...
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > / Niklas
>> > ----
>> >
>> They should have used better names for the screens but i don't think it
>> is outdated.
>>
>> Anyway, i looked through your xconfig file, i did not see anyting wrong
>> with it but i'm not an expert either...
>>
>> You said that your computer lock's up when you start x?  That should not
>> be happening (to state the obvious :-) but seriously, can you not even
>> ssh into the machine?
>
> If I said that I was wrong.
...
> The machine is not loacked up, sorry if I made you think thta.

Hey, that's my post he was replying to! =)

Anyways, my computer is really locked up - the ssh session I had into it 
where I edited XF86Config froze and I have to rebot using a different 
kernel (I know, I know, there's probably a better way to do it, but it 
works).

When I tried it I just restarted X, both the dirty way 
(ctrl-alt-backspace) and the nice way (log off), and IIRC both locked the 
computer. Looking at the X.old log I suspect that the SiS X driver detects 
the IVTV framebuffer and tries to claim it for its own (BAD), so a 
possible solution is to make sure that the SiS driver gets its own 
framebuffer (kernel module building is fun!). Either that or somehow make 
it *not* use a framebuffer, but I'm not sure if the driver supports that.

/ Niklas B

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