Re: startx / X -config /root/xorg.conf.new crash on T410 intel Arrandale (custom kernel)

Sounds like a kernel crash. Do you see anything in /var/log/messages or 
/var/log/kernel?

On 08/04/2010 02:27 PM, Levon Ghazaryan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> on 2.6.34-r1, ThinkPad T410 with Intel Arrandale with a custom kernel
> the laptop freezes on startx or X -retro -config /root/xorg.conf.new (with
> a fresh created xorg.conf.new with Xorg -config).
>
> as this happens I'm not able to switch the tty, the laptop doesn't respond
> to ping and caps lock is constantly blinking.
>
> there is no error in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and Xorg -config exits without
> complaining about anything.
>
> I followed the guide at:
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml#using_startx
>
> so I completed all steps mentioned there.
>
> at this point I have no idea how to debug, get information what is
> going an, or what causes the problem - there are no error messages
> and no log left. the only thing I see is a black screen, a blinking cursor
> at the top left corner for a moment and a completely black screen after wards
> and laptop the responds to nothing as a result. the only way that i could
> get out of this was to hard-reboot using the power button.
>
> please post here if you have any ideas what this could be or
> how can it be figured out what causes the crash.
>
> at some point i tried:
> emerge -e xorg-server
>
> but this changed nothing and startx crashes again in the same way.
>
> thanks in advance,
> ~levon
>


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