Re: X server or window manager dies when changing virtual terminals.
> > I have been having a problem that has now gotten really bad with the
> > new Netscape 4.03. When I am using X and change to one of the other
> > virtual terminals then come back to X the server shuts down and I end
> > up back at the xdm prompt. It is almost guaranteed to happen with
> > Netscape 4.03 and sometimes with tkmail. It is rare if there are
> > only xterm or rxvt sessions running. Any ideas would be great.
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
> Have you looked to see what's in .xsession-errors after this problem
> happens? Don't log back in via xdm, as that would zero it out; switch to
> a text console, log in, and copy the .xsession-errors file to some other
> name so that it won't be overwritten next time you log on via xdm.
I've got an even wierder problem.
Before I disabled acceleration (XAA), I could reliably cause my xserver
to lock up the entire machine -- no external logins, control-alt-delete,
etc...
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Jon Nelson
U of MN Housing and Res. Life Computing Supervisor
nels0988@tc.umn.edu
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