On 18 May, Brad Alexander shouted:
-> On Mon, 18 May 1998, Hilarion wrote:
->
-> >
-> > On 18-May-98 Brad Alexander playfully chanted:
-> > | I'm running E-BETA-0.13.3, Imlib-1.3, ImageMagick-4.0.5, libjpeg-6a,
-> > | libpng-0.96, etc on a RedHat 5.0 system with XFree86. P-100 with 64MB
-> > | RAM/64MB swap, Diamond Stealth 64 (PCI) with 2MB DRAM.
-> > |
-> > | I have noticed that when running E in 16bit color, when using heavy
-> > | grafx-type apps like Gimp and Netscape, the machine will lock up. I have
-> > | done the same as root (running WindowMaker), with more Gimp pictures open
-> > | and Netscape and did not have a problem. I have been playing with
-> > | customizing xdm, and the default bit depth was at 8 bits. When logged in
-> > | to my user account in 8 bits, I got one generic Eterm open and it locked
-> > | again...These were hard freezes, I was not even able to three-finger
-> > | salute. I have noticed an increase in the frequency of these lockups
-> > | since upgrading RedHat and the new libs. With 4.2 and all the old libs, I
-> > | would get a random lockup after about 2 weeks. Now it is every couple of
-> > | days, but seemingly only when running E.
-> >
-> > Just asking--have you tried to see whether a memory leak (with that combo...)
-> > is making you run out of swap without you noticing? Real far shot, but that's
-> > all I've got.
->
-> Actually, I thought it was a problem with xlock (under 4.2), but I quit
-> running that and just went back to xset s. Under 5.0, no I didn't have top
-> or anything like that running. I should run xosview or something and make
-> it sticky, I guess. I'll try that.
->
-> > Second question: you can't use the keyboard, but can you move your mouse?
-> > Could just be X locking up, and taking the keyboard with it. 'Sbeen known to
-> > happen. If it takes the pointing device too, it'll look like a NMI-freeze too
-> > so if it reaches that point, it's indistinguishable.
->
-> Its everything. Mouse, keyboard, video, the works.
can u ping the machine? (or if it was downloading or something does the
data light still happily flash on an off on the modem? does a mpeg or
mod u were player in the background still play?) IE is the machine
charshed. if u can't do any of these likely is that machne crashed.
See: X bugs. X has crashed your box.
->
-> > Try the process of elimination--disable the java or don't use Netscape and play
-> > the odds--see how long you can go without a freeze. Netscape's been known to
-> > have memory leaks.
->
-> Several times it happened with xlock. I know some of the modules have
-> severe memory leaks, so I limited it to galaxy, which seemed to behave
-> itself most of the time. Although I never tried xlock is in blank
-> mode...Now, though, it doesn't matter, since its happening more often.
->
-> Thanks,
-> --Brad
->
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