Re: Strange behavior in X
Casey Henderson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm getting some weird display behavior in X and I need some help. I
> do a lot of work using virtual consoles. Quite often when I'm in a
> virtual console, if I press ctrl-alt-f7 to get back to X, my screen
> goes blank. I try to go back to a virtual console by pressing
> ctrl-alt-f1 (or f2 - f6) and the screen remains blank. I have to
> reboot the computer by either pressing ctrl-alt-delete (which usually
> works) or by pressing the reset button or power switch. This wouldn't
> be so bad if it were a once-in-a-while thing, but it happens very
> often, like more than once a day. One of the reasons I switched to
> Linux from Windoze was because I could keep it running for
> days/weeks/months without having to reboot. With this weird behavior
> I'm getting, I have to reboot my computer several times a day, which
> isn't much better than Windoze. Can anybody help me out here? Thanks.
You could have a look at your videocard and stuff...
What Xserver are you running ? What's your videocard.
There are many things you have to specifiy before someone else can
answer it.
Regards,
Digital Overdrive
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