Little more information?
What window manager, what user are you running it as,
do you have any plugins installed?
I run pure enlightenment, with only the perl plugins
that come with LM8.0. I also run under a standard
user as opposed root... no problems.
Al
--- Darrell Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been able to run the memory test so far
> (Memtest86 - I downloaded it
> from the Net, since I couldn't see it in my images
> directory); just one
> cycle of all the tests - no errors. I'll probably
> leave it running
> overnight sometime to see how that goes. As for the
> changing the drive - I
> think I'll just try disconnecting it altogether at
> some point to check.
>
> As for the GIMP, I've done a little more
> investigation. The same
> (repeatable) problem occurs with both the LM8.0
> rpms, and the LM7.2 gimp and
> libgimp rpms, when running on LM8 under either KDE
> OR Gnome. The LM7.2 GIMP
> runs fine on the same machine on LM7.2!
>
> The repeatable problem I have experienced is (1)
> Startup GIMP, (2) Select
> brush tool - you are then unable to select any other
> tool or do anything
> else in GIMP. Had to kill it with a -9 and received
> a message similar to
> "libGIMP warning: wire_read unexpected EOF".
>
> Thanks,
> Darrell
>
>
> >From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Darrell Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [expert] Problems with LM8.0 and The
> Gimp 1.2
> >Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 09:47:08 -0700
> >
> >On Thursday 24 May 2001 15:48, you wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I don't believe I do have Reiserfs partitions!
> I've attached the output
> > > from your script, as requested.
> > >
> > > I do have one piece of non-out-of-the-box
> software that I can think
> >of...
> > > the full version of OSS.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> > > Darrell
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > >To: "Darrell Scott"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >Subject: Re: [expert] Problems with LM8.0 and
> The Gimp 1.2
> > > >Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 16:34:14 -0700
> > > >
> > > >On Thursday 24 May 2001 06:59, Darrell Scott
> wrote:
> > > > > I recently installed LM8.0 on some free
> harddrive space, so I can
> >make
> > > > > a decision as to whether I want to replace
> my reliable 7.2
> >partition.
> > > > >
> > > > > For the most part, I've been impressed (with
> KDE enhancements in
> > > > > particular). However, when I installed and
> tried out The Gimp (from
> > > > > the supplied rpm), I found it kept freezing
> on me! It would start
> > > > > fine, but when I selected another tool from
> the toolpad thingy, it
> > > > > didn't seem to want to respond any more.
> Sometimes it would,
> >sometimes
> > > > > it wouldn't.
> > > >
> > > >The
> > > >
> > > > > rest of the desktop remains responsive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone else witnessed this behaviour,
> and/or know of a remedy to
> > > > > get The Gimp working again? I was running
> The Gimp on KDE (this is
> >all
> > > > > out-of-the-box-rpm setup).
> > > > >
> > > > > Incidently, I've also experienced the
> shutdown problem people have
> >been
> > > > > talking about. Even using kernel magic
> sysrq keys to sync and
> >unmount
> > > >
> > > >my
> > > >
> > > > > partitions doesn't work (despite messages
> displayed on the terminal
> >to
> > > >
> > > >the
> > > >
> > > > > contrary!). Is Mandrake going to release an
> updated kernel to
> >resolve
> > > >
> > > >this
> > > >
> > > > > soon (I'm assuming it's a kernel prob).
> > > > >
> > > > > Many Thanks,
> > > > > Darrell
> > > >
> > > >Let me guess, you have reiserfs partitions.
> > > >
> > > >Civileme
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >If not, I want to know a LOT more about your
> hardware and installed
> > > >configuration--
> http://perso,mandrakesoft.com/~civileme/snapshot.sh
>
> >run
> > > >it
> > > >send me the files
> > > >
> > > >~/*snap
> > > >
> > > >Civileme
> > > >
> >
> >
> >If you can do it--two items
> >
> >In images there is a binary memory test
> program--please run it.
> >
> >Modify /etc/fstab and move the Maxtor to /dev/hdd.
> THere have been
> >instances
> >where the new drivers see echo bounces on signal
> gating lines when disks
> >with
> >radically different timing requirrements share the
> same channel--this is a
> >result of tightened requirements to serve ATA/100
> and defensive programming
> >to bypass the VIA chipset bug. (Yes, that is a
> widespread hardware bug.)
> >
> >Civileme
>
>
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