Check your logs if the Xorg-related updates included an update for the via
video driver. If it did, see if you can downgrade it to the previous version.
--- mike t.
>
>From: gillbates <[email protected]>
>To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
><[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 17:37:51
>Subject: Re: [plug] CentOS 4.7 hanging after logout
>
>
>I just checked /var/log/yum.log. No, there were no Xorg related packages in
>the last yum update. There WERE some Xorg packages in the update before last.
>The thing is, I don't recall using the logout feature until recently.
>
>
>Is there an easier fix than reinstall everything? It would be a good excuse to
>upgrade to CentOS 5, except I don't really need or want to at this point.
>
>
>
>
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From: Ronald Artos <[email protected]>
>To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical
> Discussion List <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 16:43:34
>Subject: Re: [plug] CentOS 4.7 hanging after logout
>
>Might be the last update.. encountered that scenario before.. can't find a
>cure so backup system config and migrate back to newly install system...
>
>Does the last update involved Xorg?
>
>
>
>>On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM, gillbates <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Oh, I found the brand and model of the motherboard. It's MSI K8MM-V. I'm using
>the built-in video of the MSI K8MM-V.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>From: gillbates <[email protected]>
>>
>>To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
>><[email protected]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 16:31:50
>>
>>Subject: Re: [plug] CentOS 4.7 hanging after logout
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for replying Greek. I'm using the onboard video card. I think the
>>driver
>>should be unichrome(?) I installed the unichrome driver on it a long time ago.
>>
>>Is this the section I should be interested in?
>>
>>
>>Section "Device"
>> Identifier "Videocard0"
>>>> Driver "via"
>> VendorName "VIA Tech"
>> BoardName "via"
>>EndSection
>>
>>By the way, it used to work fine. It only started acting like this yesterday.
>>Mind you, I don't log out a lot though. I usually start it up, leave it on
>>for a long time, shut down (sometimes), or start it up after recovering from
>>a power interruption (sometimes). The last thing I can remember doing that
>>could've caused this is when I ran a "yum upgrade" and updated some packages
>>at the same time.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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From: Greek Ordono <[email protected]>
>>To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
>><[email protected]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 14:47:47
>>Subject: Re: [plug] CentOS 4.7 hanging after logout
>>
>>
>>
>>Do you have correct driver
>> for your video card in /etc/X11/xorg.conf? is your video card savage?
>>
>>--
>>>>Greek Ordono
>>myppa: launchpad.net/~grexk/+archive/ppa
>>
>>--- On Wed, 6/17/09, gillbates <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>From: gillbates <[email protected]>
>>>Subject: [plug] CentOS 4.7 hanging after logout
>>>>>>To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List"
>>>>>><[email protected]>
>>>Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 12:55 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello PLUG. I'm running CentOS 4.7. I'm having the following problem:
>>>
>>>On logging out from a GNOME session (Actions -> Log Out -> Log Out), the
>>>computer simply hangs. The Caps Lock and Scroll lock keys on the keyboard
>>>are flashing. I can ping it from another computer, but
>>> services like VNC and Webmin won't work anymore.
>>>
>>>What should I do to troubleshoot the issue? Which log files should I check?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>gillbates
>>>
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