xterm freeze X

[Marco Maggesi <maggesi@math.unifi.it>]

Hi,

I have troubles to get X to work on an AlphaServer.  The
problem is that xterm and (some other X clients like Emacs)
freeze the X server.  The server starts correctly and the
window manager works fine.  Various programs (rxvt for
instance) works too.  But the X server freeze as soon as I
start an xterm or emacs.  The problem does not appen if the
server is started by root.

I do not understand what's going on.  Any idea?

Some thecnical information:
  Debian Potato 2.2
  X server XF86_TGA
  AlphaServer 400
  kernel from kernel-image-2.2.15-generic

Thanks in advance,
Marco

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