Hello, just switched to potato (yes i know its my fault...) despite all roumours, it went well, all utilities i need work, except the jdk... and the problem is strange: compilation is fine (even if normally i use jikes), running non-graphical progs is also ok, the problem arises when using graphical apps: the application starts up, the screen flashes with a grey rectangle of the upcoming frame, and then nothing, the execution bails out without an error message nothing, as if it ended normally.... strace gives gettimeofday({928428521, 71813}, NULL) = 0 select(16, [15], [], [], {0, 0}) = 0 (Timeout) gettimeofday({928428521, 78208}, NULL) = 0 ioctl(15, FIONREAD, [0]) = 0 write(15, "\22\0\17\0<\0\300\5#\0\0\0#\0\0\0"..., 152) = 152 --- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) --- poll([{fd=15, events=POLLOUT, revents=POLLOUT}], 1, 50) = 1 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, ~[KILL STOP], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, NULL, ~[KILL STOP], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], ~[KILL STOP], 8) = 0 --- SIGIO (I/O possible) --- poll([{fd=15, events=POLLOUT, revents=POLLOUT}], 1, 50) = 1 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[], ~[KILL STOP], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, ~[KILL STOP], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[], ~[KILL STOP], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, ~[KILL STOP], NULL, 8) = 0 sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 gettimeofday({928428521, 162616}, NULL) = 0 setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, {it_interval={0, 0}, it_value={3, 33473}}, NULL) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, ~[HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP ABRT BUS FPE KILL USR1 SEGV USR2 PIPE ALRM TERM STKFLT CHLD CONT STOP TSTP TTIN TTOU URG XCPU XFSZ VTALRM PROF WINCH IO PWR UNUSED RT_0], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 _exit(0) = ? unfortunately this doesn't speak much to me.... but perhaps some expert may tell me what's happening and how to solve this? (i can send even the complete strace log ;) -- ciao bboett ============================================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://erm6.u-strasbg.fr/~bboett =============================================================== the total amount of intelligence on earth is constant. human population is growing.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]