Oops - I'll download the right driver and try again. Actually I'm not
sure what IS  the right version..

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Tormod Volden <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thanks for the log. Well, you picked the wrong (Intrepid) version from
> the PPA, that's why you get the xserver-xorg-video-4 conflict.
>
> You might also be able to avoid the crash by specifying:
>  Option "DRI" "off"
> in the Device section of your xorg.conf but with the fixed driver it shouldn't be needed.
>
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - No signal with Samsung SyncMaster 750s and ProSavage8
> + crashes on startup - segfault in DRIFinishScreenInit
>
> ** Description changed:
>
>  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-savage
>
>  This occurs on trying to boot the intrepid 8.10 CD as a live CD on a gBox computer
>  Display controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266]
>  Display: Samsung SyncMaster 570S TFT
>
>  While trying to boot the CD, eventually the display controller is unable
>  to find a mode that works on the Samsung display. The Samsung display
>  will indicate this by flashing small windows indicating that the
>  controller output is incompatible with the display. I have found no way
>  to get to a shell to attempt to fix the situation, e.g. by changing the
>  xorg.conf file.
>
>  Under hardy (actually installed), what happened is that a compatible
>  800x600 mode was found, and I could add an xorg.conf file which was
>  generated by booting a 7.04 live CD, restart X, and get to the 1024x768
>  mode supported by the display.
>
>  Under intrepid, I was unable to get to the point where I could copy over
>  the (possibly)  'good' xorg.conf.
>
>  See bug # 212510, and some bugs listed as duplicates to that, for some
>  further information - this bug report is specifically for this
>  controller/display combination under intrepid; 212510 is listed as fixed
>  for the original hardware combination, but is clearly not fixed for this
>  hardware combination and others I mention in that report.
> +
> +
> + Backtrace:
> + 0: /usr/bin/X11/X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x813281b]
> + 1: /usr/bin/X11/X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c5dc5]
> + 2: [0xb806d400]
> + 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so(DRIFinishScreenInit+0xb1) [0xb8065821]
> + 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//savage_drv.so(SAVAGEDRIFinishScreenInit+0x60) [0xb7ae9dc0]
> + 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//savage_drv.so [0xb7add6f2]
> + 6: /usr/bin/X11/X(AddScreen+0x19d) [0x80711dd]
> + 7: /usr/bin/X11/X(InitOutput+0x206) [0x80adeb6]
> + 8: /usr/bin/X11/X(main+0x1e1) [0x80718d1]
> + 9: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7c44775]
> + 10: /usr/bin/X11/X [0x8070f61]
> + Saw signal 11.  Server aborting.
> +  ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - crashes on startup - segfault in DRIFinishScreenInit
> + No signal with Samsung SyncMaster 750s and ProSavage8
>
> ** Description changed:
>
>  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-savage
>
>  This occurs on trying to boot the intrepid 8.10 CD as a live CD on a gBox computer
>  Display controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266]
>  Display: Samsung SyncMaster 570S TFT
>
>  While trying to boot the CD, eventually the display controller is unable
>  to find a mode that works on the Samsung display. The Samsung display
>  will indicate this by flashing small windows indicating that the
>  controller output is incompatible with the display. I have found no way
>  to get to a shell to attempt to fix the situation, e.g. by changing the
>  xorg.conf file.
>
>  Under hardy (actually installed), what happened is that a compatible
>  800x600 mode was found, and I could add an xorg.conf file which was
>  generated by booting a 7.04 live CD, restart X, and get to the 1024x768
>  mode supported by the display.
>
>  Under intrepid, I was unable to get to the point where I could copy over
>  the (possibly)  'good' xorg.conf.
>
>  See bug # 212510, and some bugs listed as duplicates to that, for some
>  further information - this bug report is specifically for this
>  controller/display combination under intrepid; 212510 is listed as fixed
>  for the original hardware combination, but is clearly not fixed for this
>  hardware combination and others I mention in that report.
> -
> -
> - Backtrace:
> - 0: /usr/bin/X11/X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x813281b]
> - 1: /usr/bin/X11/X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c5dc5]
> - 2: [0xb806d400]
> - 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so(DRIFinishScreenInit+0xb1) [0xb8065821]
> - 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//savage_drv.so(SAVAGEDRIFinishScreenInit+0x60) [0xb7ae9dc0]
> - 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//savage_drv.so [0xb7add6f2]
> - 6: /usr/bin/X11/X(AddScreen+0x19d) [0x80711dd]
> - 7: /usr/bin/X11/X(InitOutput+0x206) [0x80adeb6]
> - 8: /usr/bin/X11/X(main+0x1e1) [0x80718d1]
> - 9: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7c44775]
> - 10: /usr/bin/X11/X [0x8070f61]
> - Saw signal 11.  Server aborting.
> -  ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
>
> --
> No signal with Samsung SyncMaster 750s and ProSavage8
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294899
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