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RE: startx causing XP (Media Center Edition) blue screen?
- From: "Listopad, Steve" <SListopad at bcps dot k12 dot md dot us>
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:12:03 -0400
- Subject: RE: startx causing XP (Media Center Edition) blue screen?
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
> Alexander,
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >>This is the first report of a blue screen since a long time.
>
> Leave it to me to find a way to blue-screen Windows :)
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >>maybe the network driver is the cause.
>
> Not sure, but to be honest, I wasn't thinking in that direction, so I
> appreciate the suggestion. I can check on that this evening...
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >>you can change the way how XWin draws to the screen. try
> >>startx -- -engine 1
> >>startx -- -engine 2
> >>startx -- -engine 4
> >>startx -- -engine 8
>
> >>does any of these modes work?
>
> Will give these a try tonight (it's my home PC, not work), and report back
> tomorrow.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to give me suggestions. I appreciate it.
>
> Steve