On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 03:49:44PM +0100, Xaveer Leijtens wrote: > I have a problem with X 4.1 on my inspiron 4100. I use the vesa driver. > After about 15 minutes of inactivity the X server dies: > > Fatal server error: > Caught signal 11. Server aborting > > This happens even if I switch off apm kernel support and disable power > management from the BIOS. Otherwise, suspend (apm -s) works fine, even from > within X. > I run Debian testing, kernel 2.4.16 (but older kernels had the same > problem). Details about my setup are on http://pic.its.tudelft.nl/inspiron/ > > Does anyone know what is responsible for killing the X server? This is just a shot in the dark, but check your XF86Config-4 file. In the "Monitor" section, there may be a line like: Option "DPMS" Remove/disable the line if it's there. HTH & HAND, -- Mike Alborn <malborn@odoitau.dyn.dhs.org> # pgp keyid: C36DC30B # http://odoitau.dyn.dhs.org The last vestiges of the old Republic have been swept away. -- Governor Tarkin
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