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cOn Sat, 21 Aug 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > trident cyber 9397dvd
> >
> > Xvesa works perfectly in Puppy Linux (X11R7, 2.6 kernel)
> > Tested for over 30 minutes.
> >
> > Xvesa uclibc and glibc23, Xfbdev glibc, X SVGA with correct XF86Config
> > all freeze up in BL2. Sometimes immediately. DSL Xvesa also freezes 
> > eventually.  Both kernel 2.4.31.  glibc 2.3
> > Twice VT1 has also frozen up when I tried to backspace.
>
> Attempting to use svgalib also crashes it (in addition to producing a badly 
> scrambled screen).  svgalib uses vesa for the trident.
>
> I am using a vesafb kernel which may be part of the problem.
> The text looks bad without framebuffer.  There is a separate trident 
> framebuffer module that could be used in all but the terminal from which X is 
> started.   Maybe vesafb conflicts with X?


Loading the same kernel without framebuffer made no difference.
After using Puppy Linux to run e2fsck on BL2 partition, I typed 'reboot' 
in an rxvt and it crashed Puppy.  Some hardware problem to which BL2 
(older kernel) is apparently more susceptible.

I still don't know why ALSA cannot handle ES1869 and Puppy and DSL cannot 
detect the two PS/2-type onboard mice.  BL2 had no such problems.

Sindi