Re: battery and X problems
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 03:37:28PM +0100, Tobias Ulbricht wrote: > > To Marks problem: > is it the font-server? > maybe a lock file? > try removing /tmp/* ? > With Tobias' hint, I managed to solve this one as follows: apt-get remove xfonts-base apt-get install xfonts-base And that fixed it: x works fine now. I didn't find any lock files in /tmp. Is this problem something that should be reported to the deb package maintainer? to the xfree86 org? Is it a problem in X 4 point whatever? Mark
Re: battery and X problems
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 03:37:28PM +0100, Tobias Ulbricht wrote: > > To Marks problem: > is it the font-server? > maybe a lock file? > try removing /tmp/* ? > With Tobias' hint, I managed to solve this one as follows: apt-get remove xfonts-base apt-get install xfonts-base And that fixed it: x works fine now. I didn't find any lock files in /tmp. Is this problem something that should be reported to the deb package maintainer? to the xfree86 org? Is it a problem in X 4 point whatever? Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: battery and X problems
> Hi Mark, > > I am not sure about your problem, but I can help with the battery > monitor. do you use APM ? there is apm daemon that will monitor the > battery and will allow you to go in stand by and others. if you have > apm them there is many smaller applets that would help to monitor the > battery. do a search on freshmeat for apm. I myself use gkrellm which > has among many other things a battery monitor, I highly recommend it. It depends. My battery, after 1 and a half year, is so much down, it reloads only up to "60%" which surely means, it doesn't get the voltage up to what BIOS thinks "100%" is. And it does shutdown my computer as well. Without warning, running out of juice at about 15% - 25%. It happens under heavy load, I have the feeling. So. It depends. kapmd, gkrellm doesn't help here. To Marks problem: is it the font-server? maybe a lock file? try removing /tmp/* ? there was another thing, but I don't remember. my 2 cent. cheers, tobias.
Re: battery and X problems
> Hi Mark, > > I am not sure about your problem, but I can help with the battery > monitor. do you use APM ? there is apm daemon that will monitor the > battery and will allow you to go in stand by and others. if you have > apm them there is many smaller applets that would help to monitor the > battery. do a search on freshmeat for apm. I myself use gkrellm which > has among many other things a battery monitor, I highly recommend it. It depends. My battery, after 1 and a half year, is so much down, it reloads only up to "60%" which surely means, it doesn't get the voltage up to what BIOS thinks "100%" is. And it does shutdown my computer as well. Without warning, running out of juice at about 15% - 25%. It happens under heavy load, I have the feeling. So. It depends. kapmd, gkrellm doesn't help here. To Marks problem: is it the font-server? maybe a lock file? try removing /tmp/* ? there was another thing, but I don't remember. my 2 cent. cheers, tobias. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: battery and X problems
Once upon a time Mark Barnes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > This is barely a laptop problem, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. > > Occasionally my battery runs out of juice without any warning: no > flashing orange light or anything like that; everything just shuts > down. If this happens in console mode, there's generally no problems > when I find a plug and start things up again. But if it crashes in X, > I have problems when I try to start X again. The problem is that text > in the menus is not visible, and the frames around xterm or rxvt are > not visible. I can startx OK, and the debian menu system is there, > but I can't read any text. I'm using 2.2r5 with a custom 2.2.19 > kernel, xfree86 3.3.6, the svga server, blackbox 0.51.3, and the > Debian menu system on my thinkpad 1200i (type 1161). When this has > happened before, I uninstalled X, and reinstalled it. That fixed the > problem, but I always think there's got to be a better way to fix > this. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to restore my setup to its > normal (excellent) condition? Thanks. Also, if there's a good > battery monitor that might give me a bit more warning, I'd like to > learn about it. > > Hi Mark, I am not sure about your problem, but I can help with the battery monitor. do you use APM ? there is apm daemon that will monitor the battery and will allow you to go in stand by and others. if you have apm them there is many smaller applets that would help to monitor the battery. do a search on freshmeat for apm. I myself use gkrellm which has among many other things a battery monitor, I highly recommend it. I hope this helps, Ayman
Re: battery and X problems
Once upon a time Mark Barnes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > This is barely a laptop problem, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. > > Occasionally my battery runs out of juice without any warning: no > flashing orange light or anything like that; everything just shuts > down. If this happens in console mode, there's generally no problems > when I find a plug and start things up again. But if it crashes in X, > I have problems when I try to start X again. The problem is that text > in the menus is not visible, and the frames around xterm or rxvt are > not visible. I can startx OK, and the debian menu system is there, > but I can't read any text. I'm using 2.2r5 with a custom 2.2.19 > kernel, xfree86 3.3.6, the svga server, blackbox 0.51.3, and the > Debian menu system on my thinkpad 1200i (type 1161). When this has > happened before, I uninstalled X, and reinstalled it. That fixed the > problem, but I always think there's got to be a better way to fix > this. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to restore my setup to its > normal (excellent) condition? Thanks. Also, if there's a good > battery monitor that might give me a bit more warning, I'd like to > learn about it. > > Hi Mark, I am not sure about your problem, but I can help with the battery monitor. do you use APM ? there is apm daemon that will monitor the battery and will allow you to go in stand by and others. if you have apm them there is many smaller applets that would help to monitor the battery. do a search on freshmeat for apm. I myself use gkrellm which has among many other things a battery monitor, I highly recommend it. I hope this helps, Ayman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
battery and X problems
This is barely a laptop problem, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. Occasionally my battery runs out of juice without any warning: no flashing orange light or anything like that; everything just shuts down. If this happens in console mode, there's generally no problems when I find a plug and start things up again. But if it crashes in X, I have problems when I try to start X again. The problem is that text in the menus is not visible, and the frames around xterm or rxvt are not visible. I can startx OK, and the debian menu system is there, but I can't read any text. I'm using 2.2r5 with a custom 2.2.19 kernel, xfree86 3.3.6, the svga server, blackbox 0.51.3, and the Debian menu system on my thinkpad 1200i (type 1161). When this has happened before, I uninstalled X, and reinstalled it. That fixed the problem, but I always think there's got to be a better way to fix this. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to restore my setup to its normal (excellent) condition? Thanks. Also, if there's a good battery monitor that might give me a bit more warning, I'd like to learn about it. Mark
battery and X problems
This is barely a laptop problem, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. Occasionally my battery runs out of juice without any warning: no flashing orange light or anything like that; everything just shuts down. If this happens in console mode, there's generally no problems when I find a plug and start things up again. But if it crashes in X, I have problems when I try to start X again. The problem is that text in the menus is not visible, and the frames around xterm or rxvt are not visible. I can startx OK, and the debian menu system is there, but I can't read any text. I'm using 2.2r5 with a custom 2.2.19 kernel, xfree86 3.3.6, the svga server, blackbox 0.51.3, and the Debian menu system on my thinkpad 1200i (type 1161). When this has happened before, I uninstalled X, and reinstalled it. That fixed the problem, but I always think there's got to be a better way to fix this. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to restore my setup to its normal (excellent) condition? Thanks. Also, if there's a good battery monitor that might give me a bit more warning, I'd like to learn about it. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
