On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > Is there any way to get the display back when this happens?
It depends on what has happened. If the X server crashes or hangs, the display goes with it. On the other hand, I have seen programs hang and cause everything to stop responding because something important was blocked on the hung process. In that case, killing the hung process will often un-wedge the system. > I think I just damaged a couple of chapters I was writing because I > couldn't reach the StarOffice gui to close them.. Try some variant of "killall soffice.bin", next time. I think Star Office saves recovery information for when things go south like that. Exactly which signal you should use (-TERM, -HUP, etc.) may require some experimentation. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
