Re: gnome2 apps crash and freeze x

[Shawn Latuebach <developer@lauty.net>]

I had been running X font server, but then removed it, and I continue to
have the same problem (unless I am some how missing another one)


On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 06:49, Michel Dänzer wrote:
    On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 14:37, Shawn Latuebach wrote:
    > 
    >    I am having a frequent problem when I running gnome2 (or some gnome2
    > app).  After some time running the program (mainly gthumb2 or nautilus,
    > or mainly when I am dealing with graphics in an app.) X just freezes. 
    > If I log into the machine from another computer I notice that XFree86 is
    > taking up 99% cpu.  And by trying to kill or reboot the system, the
    > whole system crashes forcing me to hit the reboot button.   Also the
    > same thing happens when I try to run gimp-1.3, and it freezes X when it
    > starts up.
    
    That's an X server problem. If you're running multihead, don't use a
    font server.
    
    
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    XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
    
    
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