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Re: startx command puts my system to sleep

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (robob)
Sun Nov 3 18:18:10 1996

Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 18:29:29 -0500 (EST)
From: robob <robob@robob.com>
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On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Lance Cummings wrote:

> The command "startx" runs a few quick lines of text by
> on the screen too fast to read, then blanks out the
> display.  After about 30 seconds of hard disk thrashing,
> the monitor goes into standby mode.
stuff deleted
> 
> Redhat 4.0 (from the cd)
> P5-120
> 48 megs RAM
> ATI Mach 64 (2 megs)
> Gateway Vivitron 17"
> Sanyo 3-disk changer

This a Gateway with the oem ATI?  If so, I am not sure the XFree that RH
ships is new enougth.  Most of those Gateway ATI's have the CT version of
the Mach 64.  Need to get the newer Mach 64 xserver (X312ma64).  It's at
tsx-11 among other places.

Robert A. Ober:)


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