Michael B. Trausch wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have just encountered a very disturbing problem that I need help on. I
> decided that I'd switch the WM to AfterStep, which I wanted to try out.
Switched how, replace WM with AfterStep as the Window Manager loaded via
startx or switch from one window manager to another while running X??.
e.g. Restart AfterStep after running WindowMaker.
> When I did this, X slowed *way* down on my system, and I thought that I'd
> just hit the hotkey to quit the X server, and this did not work, it
> effectively froze the system. By "froze," I mean that (A) the hard disk
> light was stuck on, (B) the computer mouse was frozen, (C) the keyboard
> (including the lights) was frozen, and (D), it stayed this way for a
> half-hour.
>
> Can someone please tell me how to change the X WM from outside of X, I
> *really* don't feel like freezing the system again, only to wait 30
> minutes before fsck is done checking my two hard disks.
>
> - Mike Trausch
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