Re: Gnome locks frequently

[Rob Brown-Bayliss <on_the_net clear net nz>]

Hi, this sounds similar to a problem I have been having with X, rather
than the kernel, like you I have a rh7.2 machine.

> 	I've been watching for fix for this as well.  I'd love to run Gnome as it 
> has features I really like.  However I can't run it reliably because of these 
> lockups.

Does it not happen in KDE?  or are you useing somthing else when not
useing gnome?  As I only runn gnome I cant comment on others stability
but it would be interesting (assuming it's teh same problem) if it's
only gnome doing so.
  
> 	I can't do anything but to hit the reset button on the power.  ctrl+alt+bksp 
> is of no use.  Nothing is.  I can't get to a virtual terminal to kill the 
> process and I can't use the mouse.  I can't make it repeat on cue.

This last bit is what makes me think its the same problem I have, so
i'll explain.

randomly when comming back from a virtual terminal, my X session will
die (have not seen it happen when not logged in, but then I seldom
swithc wehn not logged in)

Having died the vterms look like the last xscreen I had...  Did I
explain that very well, I swith to X from a VT, X looks locked, I switch
back to other VT's and they look just like the X screen, so you might
think it has not switched.

I only cottoned on to it when I modified teh gdm conf file to always run
X in term 7 (alt-7 when comming back from a vterm).  At which point the
X server was dieing and comming back on vt7, but the vt1-5 were still
representing the old X screen before it died...

I cahanged teh servers in gdmconf to: 0=/usr/bin/X11/x vt7

The vt7 bit stopes the new X from spawning on vt8 or where ever.

Even if I open a xterm and telinit 3 (killing X) the vterms still look
like the frozen X screen at witch point a reboot is needed.

The vterms are still functioning, if when switched in I can blindly type
commands and the machine whirs into action, so at this point pressing
ctrl-alt-del will start and orderly shutdown and reboot.

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  Rob Brown-Bayliss
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