This seems like it is a bug that has been discussed on the [email protected] mailing list:
On Tuesday, November 03, 1998 9:56 PM, Anton Blanchard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Brian, > > > I have a different, but possibly related problem. My system freezes > > when X tries to shut down or is killed. It works properly, with > > 2.1.125/2.1.126 UP (or even two processors) or with 2.0.35 UP. Anyone > > else with more than two processors seeing something like this? > > Can you ping it when this happens? I'll look at getting bwtwo+X happening and > then see if I can reproduce your problem. > > If anyone else is having sparc32 SMP problems, could they email me the details? > > Cheers, > Anton On Monday, November 23, 1998 8:41 AM, Jules Bean [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --On Fri, Nov 20, 1998 6:36 pm +0100 "Christian Meder" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 1998 at 06:24:46PM +0100, Anders Hammarquist wrote: > >> > > I'll upload new xfree packages which are based on -8 in an hour or so > .. > >> > > >> > Hmm. > >> > > >> > They're broken here. > >> > > >> > xdm causes the kernel to halt (back to PROM prompt - 'program > terminated'). > >> > >> What kernel version? (It's definitely a kernel bug that it ends up at the > PROM > >> prompt, but we should none the less try and keep xdm from triggering it.) > > OK. > > After trying in 2.0.35, I realised that I didn't have xfonts-base installed. > > So I installed those. Then, X works flawlessly under 2.0.35 (well, after a > very brief test..). > > I switched back to 2.1.125 and the situation is now: > > startx as root works OK, but when you end the X-session, the kernel halts > itself. > > xdm works OK, but if you kill xdm (/etc/init.d/xdm stop) the kernel commits > suicide :-( > > Jules > > /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ > | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | > | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | > | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | > +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ > | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | > | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | > \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
