> out the Matrox-supplied mga_drv.o and mga_hal_drv.o modules and
> replace them with the ones from the standard X 4.03 distribution, but
> these are userspace objects and shouldn't be capable of bringing the
> kernel down. (Like I said, the machine can't even be pinged.)
Not really. The matrox code and X server run priviledged and bang on hardware
directly. Its quite easily an X11 bug. Nice to know the free software one
works better than the vendors 8)
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