Re: X freeze up in woody
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Hugo van der Merwe wrote:
> > (not all the time) when X loads up, it freezes on me, and I have to reboot
>
> Is it only when X loads? Once X runs right, it continues running right?
>
> > if anyone else has experienced this with a similer setup as me. my
> > definition of a lockup is that it loads into X, everything seems to work fine
> > (flashing text-input indicator, dock apps still running, but does not accept
> > any input from keyboard/mouse) . This has only happened in Woody. here is
Do you have gpm running?
I have this problem at times, even with repeat options set with woody.
If you switch to a console and /etc/init.d/gpm stop does this fix the
problem?
david
>
> > Standard PS/2 3-button mouse with H and V scrollwheels (imwheel)
> > Standard 104 keyboard
>
> I have experienced some "input lockups" on my system when I try to use
> the PS/2 mouse. This happens in Text mode too though, and is not
> confined to X startup - sometimes it works OK for a while, but
> eventually, X will always lock up it's input. Doesn't sound like this is
> your problem though... (?) (I reckon my problem may have something to do
> with hardware conflicts. I use serial mouse these days, and will
> continue doing so until my next upgrade, which is soon.)
>
> Oh yea, and only the keyboard and PS/2 mouse dies. If I have serial
> mouse set up too, it continues working. So you could try serial mouse
> instead of PS/2 mouse, disabling PS/2 mouse completely, if you have a
> serial mouse lying around. If it still locks up, you've ruled out this
> possibility.
>
> (I know of another person that also has this problem.)
>
> Hugo van der Merwe
>
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