Subject: Re: startx reboots machine
To: None <port-amd64@netbsd.org>
From: Ray Phillips <r.phillips@uq.edu.au>
List: port-amd64
Date: 08/28/2007 11:33:10
Martin:

>On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 06:51:27PM +1000, Ray Phillips wrote:
>>  I've installed NetBSD/amd64 (built from sources CVS-updated on 21
>>  June 2007) on a Dell Precision 490; its dmesg's output is appended to
>>  this email.  The x11/kdebase3 package has been installed using the
>>  2007Q2 pkgsrc, but I guess that's irrelevant at the moment.  I've
>>  found running 'xinit' or 'startx' reboots the machine.
>
>Could you retry with a realy -current kernel?
>I think I commited a fix for this last night.

OK, I CVS-updated my -current sources at about 15:00 UTC on 27 August 
and built a new release, but the system still crashed using it.  The 
only change I made was to replace the kernel I'd been using with the 
GENERIC.MP one from the new build, is that all right?


Ray