re: 'X -configure' & 'startx' crashes system on a 10.99.15

[matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost>]

what happens if you don't use X -configure?  that option is rarely
necessary any more and has become known problematic more than
helpful lately.  if any configuration is necesary (such as device
options), then just a tiny snippet is enough.  eg:

---
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "nouveau"
        #Option "AccelMethod" "none"
EndSection
---

another thing is to try forcing modesetting driver.


.mrg.