Re: XWindows locks solid - Gnome?

[Bob Taylor <brtaylor inreach com>]

In message <20000701192611.A130@nightshade.demon.co.uk>, Andrew 
Williams writes
:
> Hello folks,
> 

[snip]

>   It happened occasionally before I upgraded to XFree86 4.0 a few weeks ago b
>ut today it's got to the point where I can't keep the damned machine 
up for mo
>re than twenty minutes before it locks up and forces me to reach for 
the reset
> button (horror!). I'm using Gnome 1.2 and I can't think anything else can be 
>causing it - can someone help please??

My guess is bugs in the X server. I have had problems with the
XF86_SVGA server with my Matrox Mill II locking up after killing and
restarting the server via xdm. This doesn't happen if I *don't* kill
the server. I suspect v 4.0 is too buggy as Red Hat hasen't released
RPMS of it yet.

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