[gobolinux-users] xorg 7.3 macbook freeze

[Isaac Dupree]

Lucas C. Villa Real wrote:
> On 10/6/07, Isaac Dupree <isaacdupree at charter.net> wrote:
>> Xorg 7.2 has been working for me on my Macbook.  Upgrading to 7.3 (which
>> has a new driver for the macbook's Intel graphics card), and startx
>> works with shiny correct resolution, but won't respond to any of my
>> input, the computer begins to heat up (fan audibly turns on), and I
>> forced it to shut down with the power button.  So I did SymlinkProgram
>> Xorg 7.2 and things are back to how they were (which is working well
>> enough).  Ubuntu Feisty + a version of that new driver (in their
>> Universe packages IIRC) _worked_ for me with good resolution (but sound
>> works in Ubuntu too; they tend to have lots of patches; and that was
>> using GNOME, whereas I use Xmonad in GoboLinux).  I may test Ubuntu
>> Gutsy when that comes out, for comparison...
> 
> Have you tried to DisableProgram Xorg 7.2 + SymlinkProgram Xorg 7.3?
> (you might need to adjust settings after that). Jonas had some weird
> problems with 7.3 which were only fixed after he ran DisableProgram on
> the previous version.

now tried.  still freezes my system.  I noticed though that (with 7.3) 
there is about a second during which it still responds to user input, 
after startx succeeds, before everything freezes.

Isaac