Re: Problems with startx on 5.2-RC2

From: Trey Sizemore (trey_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 01/02/04

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    Trey Sizemore wrote:

    > Jaroslaw Nozderko wrote:
    >
    >> OS: FreeBSD 5.2-RC2 (MAC - biba,mls)
    >>
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> I have problem with X on 5.2-RC2. Sometimes the whole
    >> system hangs when I start X by startx or 'setpmac mls/equal startx'
    >> (with MAC policies loaded). In about 30% of attempts it hangs on
    >> XFree startup messages and hard reset is required.
    >> The problem occurs a little bit too often for some unrelated
    >> accident and it doesn't occur at all on 5.1-RELEASE (the same
    >> hardware and configuration).
    >>
    >> Does anyone have similar problem ?
    >>
    >> Regards,
    >> Jarek
    >>
    >>
    >>
    > Yes, see my post from earlier today called "Can't shutdown, logout, or
    > restart cleanly." I have not run 5.1-RELEASE before, so I can't say
    > if it didn't happen there, but it definitely happens with
    > 5.2-CURRENT. I'm at my wit's end trying to find out why!
    >
    Per a post I received on bsdforums.com, try booting up with ACPI turned
    off. This can be done in 5.1 and later by choosing option 2 in the boot
    menu (Boot FreeBSD with ACPI disabled). Once I did this, it worked like
    a champ. I'm not sure why earlier versions may not have been affected
    by this or if it only affects certain hardware.

    Let me know if this worked for you.

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