Re: Running from XTerm Crashes X
On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:50:20PM -0700, Terry wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I am running the current Testing and am using WindowMaker as my window
> manager.
>
> For some time now (a year?) trying to run an X program from the command
> line in an XTerm often causes the X server to unceremoniously crash and
> cycle to the login screen and it happens to many but not all. Because I
> don't often run X programs from the command line it has been tolerable.
>
> Any of these programs when run from a user-created WindowMaker menu
> seems to run flawlessly. In addition, text-mode programs seem to run
> fine from the XTerm. I haven't seen the common thread, however I haven't
> spent a great deal of time trying to metaphorically tear it apart.
>
> A brief, but by no means exhaustive, list:
>
> Runs from Windowmaker: ALL
> Runs from command line: mozilla, gimp2, gnomesword2, xchat
> Crashes from command line: dillo, alsaplayer, acroread, xmms
>
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>
Does ~/.xsession-errors have something more?
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