Forthcoming FC4 kernel update, more testing required. [ I think it's broken. ]
akonstam at trinity.edu
akonstam at trinity.edu
Wed Sep 28 14:33:46 UTC 2005
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.
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