it would also help if you could look in your X log for any error messages it might display. and post them.
On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 01:16 +0000, Douglas James Dunn wrote: > my first suggestion is to make sure that you have the correct chipset > and drivers installed for video video card, being the correct kernel > module for the chipset and the correct driver via emerge. > > On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 19:23 +0000, Peng wrote: > > On 01/15/05 23:23, Douglas James Dunn wrote: > > > First all I can say is I hardly ever have it freeze on me unless I have > > > agp or my video drivers or something missing or configured incorrectly. > > > I'm not sure if I understand what your are saying here. Can you or cant > > > you change to a different console. > > > > > > In theory if you log in and startx in your first console you can switch > > > back with ctrl-alt-f1 and do a ctrl + c which will basically kill the X > > > server. Personally I've seen X server freeze like that before, and > > > being unable to input from the keyboard, which i would guess somehow > > > caused the keyboard drivers used in X to fail. > > > > > > But with the mouse still able to work and display the video still works > > > though X has definitely frozen. It's sounds like quite a complicated > > > freeze. If I was you I would try to figure out why it freezes fairly > > > often. when for me personally on a 2.6.10 kernel it never freezes when > > > properly set up. I can't really say whats wrong or not without some > > > more information or some basic troubleshooting on your end. > > > > > > If I was you I wouldn't be worrying about how to kill it but rather what > > > is causing it to hang. > > > > Incorrect configuration is quite common on this little system, so I > > wouldn't be surprised if it's the case... > > > > I can't change to a different console or do anything with the keyboard. > > Actually, I haven't tried to switch to the first console where X was > > started... That may work, but I doubt it. > > > > All I can say about it is that it almost always freezes within twenty or > > thirty seconds when I open a Konsole (especially if I scroll up in it), > > and that it only froze once in the last day with only GKrellM, X-Chat, > > Thunderbird, and Firefox running (and the occasional Konqueror to browse > > the files on the computer with its pretty GUI or NEdit). > > > > Since I should have included some details, I'm using version 6.8.0-r3 of > > the X.org X server or whatever it's called, and the keyword-masked > > 1.0.6629-r1 nVidia drivers (would use the not-keyword-masked version, > > but it refused to work). Both were installed through Portage. Kernel is > > 2.6.9-gentoo-r9. Obviously, I'm using an nVidia graphics card. > > > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > > -- Douglas James Dunn cell: (724) 316-8266 Secretary Phi Mu Delta Mu Theta chapter Indiana University of Pennsylvania () The ASCII Ribbon Campaign - against HTML Email, /\ vCards, and proprietary formats. . .vir. d$b .d$$$$$$b. .cd$$b. .d$$b. d$$$$$$$$$$$b .d$$b. .d$$b. $$$$( )$$$b d$$$()$$$. d$$$$$$$b Q$$$$$$$P$$$P.$$$$$$$b. .$$$$$$$b. Q$$$$$$$$$$B$$$$$$$$P" d$$$PQ$$$$b. $$$$. .$$$P' `$$$ .$$$P' `$$$ "$$$$$$$P Q$$$$$$$b d$$$P Q$$$$b $$$$b $$$$b..d$$$ $$$$b..d$$$ d$$$$$$P" "$$$$$$$$ Q$$$ Q$$$$ $$$$$ `Q$$$$$$$P `Q$$$$$$$P $$$$$$$P `""""" "" "" Q$$$P "Q$$$P" "Q$$$P" `Q$$P" """ -- [email protected] mailing list
