XFCE Hangs

[Nick Deubert]

>> It really does sound like you're running the nvidia drivers.  I'd say,
>> whichever you're running, switch them.  Also, make sure that this is
>> actually the file being used when you start X; you may have heard this
>> before :), but this *really* sounds like the nvidia bug....
>>
>> --
>> http://aconkling.blogspot.com
>>   
> What other drivers can I use? From what I've read on Google, etc. I 
> definitely think is the nvidia bug, but how do I fix it? What other 
> drivers are available, and how do I install them?
Nick Deubert wrote:
>> I'm not exactly sure how to tell; here's the relevant section of my X 
>> config file:
>> Section "Device"
>>     Identifier  "** NVIDIA (generic)                   [nv]"
>>     Driver      "nv"
>>     #VideoRam    65536
>>     # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
>> EndSection
>>
>> I experienced no problems when I ran KDE for the whole day yesterday, 
>> so I naturally presumed this is an XFCE problem. I'm using the 
>> Athlon64, btw. I read the relevant threads on nvnews related to 
>> stability, but they seem to presume a familiarity with patching the 
>> nVidia drivers.
>>     
>
> you are not using the nvidia drivers... try changing the Driver line to 
> "nvidia" instead and see how the 'real nvidia' drivers work. I have used 
> xfce with then nvidia drivers for a long time(a lot of different 
> versions) and never had any issue.
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