FBIOPUTCMAP failed (X crashes)


Subject: FBIOPUTCMAP failed (X crashes)
From: Paul J. Lucas (pjl@barefooters.org)
Date: Fri Mar 03 2000 - 21:07:50 MST


        On my PowerBook G3 (Lombard), whenever I leave the machine idle
        for a while, the X server crashes with:

> Fatal server error
> fbdevUpdateColormap: FBIOPUTCMAP failed (function not implemented)

        I read the message at:

        http://lists.yellowdoglinux.com/yellowdog-general/june99/0349.html

        but I'm not using libPropList at all (I don't think -- it's not
        in the RPM database).

        My guess is that the underlying Energy Star hardware to turn the
        display off set by the Mac Energy Saver Control panel is turning
        off the display without the X server knowing what's going on.

        How can I fix it so that the settings when used as a Mac do not
        interfere when used as a Linux box? Will using xset dpms help?
        What should the command be if so?

        - Paul



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