[ale] RH6.0 X problem

[Eric Z. Ayers]

Oh my goodness!!!! You can't practially run gnome/enligthtenment on
this!  It's like trying to pull a yacht with a VW beetle!  You have
enough RAM, but a 486 33 is way too slow.  I'd try switching to fvwm
instead if you want a usable system... If  the problem still occurs,
it's a problem with your X server.

At the office we have one guy who runs KDE on a 486/100 and although
he complains a lot, it seems to work.  In my opinion, a Pentium 133
just barely qualifies...

-Eric.

Jeff Hubbs writes:
 > I have an NEC Ready 433D (i486DX/33, 40MB RAM, onboard C&T CT64300)
 > whose X server keeps crashing.  I've attached the XF86Config file and X
 > server output after a crash.  Once, the whole display, kbd, and mouse
 > froze (Ctl-Alt-F1 did nothing).  Crashes only come with mouse activity.
 > The machine has a PS/2 mouse port but I'm using a serial mouse.  I can't
 > do much of anything without eventually making X crash.
 > 
 > Also, X behavior under Gnome/Enlightenment is excruciatingly slow.  I
 > tried changing the window drag style from solid to line (once I could
 > get that far), but it hasn't helped.  Is Gnome/Enlightenment simply for
 > PII-level or higher machines?
 > 
 > Also, does RH6.0 actually have XF86Setup (the VGA GUI X configurer?)  I
 > can't find it on the box.
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > - Jeff
 > 
 >