On Thu May 10 20:32 , Ralph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > On Thu May 10 14:04 , Gus Wirth [EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > >>Ralph wrote: >[snip] >>> >>> I was composing an email when X locked up on me. The clock >>> continues to function, and the mouse pointer still moves, but >>> the pointer doesn't change according to hover context and >>> nothing responds, not even Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Fortunately >>> Ctrl-Alt-F6 worked and I managed to figure out how to get a >>> second X running on :1 . :0 still displays, but I have a >>> navigator window on top and can't get to the email I was >>> composing underneath. >>> >>> The email is not saved, but has got to be in memory somewhere. >>> How do I find the temp file? I would really like to keep the >>> text of that email. >>> >>> I'm on FC4. Mozilla version I *think* is 1.7.13 IIRC. >>> >>> >>> ---- Msg sent via CWNet - >>> http://www.cwnet.com/ >> >>Mozilla and Thunderbird both use mbox format files. As part of the >>process of creating an e-mail they use a file called Drafts, located >>somewhere under the ~/.mozilla directory. I no longer have the Mozilla >>suite so I don't know where it is exactly. For Thunderbird it's under >>~/.thunderbird/.default/Mail/Local Folders/ >> >>Try to see if you can find that file. If you are lucky it might contain >>your message. There might also be a file that ends in a tilde ~, common >>for some temporary files. Check those out also. > >When I launch Mozilla, it's the browser that comes up. In >this instance, its PID is 3195 (according to ps aux). Then I >click on its icon for email client (PID 3197). Then I click >on its button to compose a new email (PID 3202). > >They each show a START of 09:54,. 3195 and 3197 both show a >TIME of 0:00,. 3202 shows a TIME of 4:06,. Well, here's what >"ps aux" has to say about these three: >USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START >TIME COMMAND >rafael 3195 0.0 0.2 4328 1080 ? S 09:54 >0:00 /bin/sh /usr/local/mozilla/v1.7.13/mozilla >rafael 3197 0.0 0.2 4328 1104 ? S 09:54 >0:00 /bin/sh /usr/local/mozilla/v1.7.13/run-mozilla.sh >/usr/local/mozilla/v1.7.13/mozilla-bin >rafael 3202 0.7 9.2 105516 41612 ? Rl 09:54 >4:07 /usr/local/mozilla/v1.7.13/mozilla-bin
Since I know the PID of the email composer (and since I know that Mozilla itself is *not* hosed), would it be possible to send it some kind of signal to save its contents? I can't seem to do anything from :0. And I can't load Mozilla on :1 because of the lock file, but aside from that, but I don't seem to have much restriction from :1. How does one send a "Save" signal to the Mozilla email composer process? Even better, how do I find out what has frozen :0? ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
