On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 02:43:28AM +0000, Will Macdonald wrote: > Hi, > > I have been using black box for years and love it. However on my current > system, Mandrake 8.1, X 4.1 I have run into a very serious problem. > > I tried installing a Style (bluesilver) from themes.org which used an > artwiz font, mint I think it is called. As soon as I started it my whole > computer froze. Nothing could wake it up. I even tried pinging it from > another PC and no response. Mouse was dead too. > > I rebooted and removed the RPM I had built myself, and then tried > installing a standard Mandrake RPM. Same Problem. However this time, > because no apps were running I was able to right click for the menu and > select Electric Eyes to view some possible backgrounds. Wham !!! > Complete freeze, AND this happened a 3rd time. > > I came across a similar problem a few weeks ago when I tried to install > bbpager. I compiled and installed bbpager ok, but as soon as I typed > bbpager & everything stopped, completely. > > Is this something I have done ??? > > Surely a minimal window manager should not be able to crash the entire > system. > > I have no trouble when using the standard Styles that came with Mandrake. > > I just had a look in /usr/share/blackbox/styles and noticed the > owner/group was root/root on all the other styles. With the silverblue > style it is 1000/1000. Could this be the problem ?? > > > Please help.... > > Will
Well, i don't think it can be something specific to that style. I've been using it for a week now, without anything out of the ordinary occuring. xOr -- I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way.
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