Re: X hanging on logout to GDM...

[Thomas Steffen <steffen dot list dot account at gmail dot com>]

On 5/12/05, David A. Patterson <sdpatt2 at gmail dot com> wrote:
> This is on kernel 2.6.11.7 and 2.6.11.9 -
>
> The fglrx package is built using Flavio's build method, with particular
> attention paid to kernel recommendations.  The agp chipset is (or
> appears to be) intel.
>
> Motherboard is Compaq Presario Series 5700 desktop (I know...)
>
> Card is 9700 pro.
>
> Problem:
>
> Logout from Gnome to GDM results in  xsystem hang on subsequent login,
> or more immediately when language environment changed in GDM.  BIG
> problem for multilingual workstation.

I had lots of problems like this with a 9600, which is similar I believe. 

I have now updated to X.Org 6.8.2, and the problems have disappeared.

You can easily get X.Org from ubuntu. Just add the archive and
installer xserver-xorg. It has a long chain of dependencies, but it
should all resolve rather nicely.

Thomas