Just check to see if any of the applications uses a blinking cursor: eg an xterm or console session. I think if you hide these sessions, it's OK but if they are brought to the foreground the X server caches the blink on - blink off event, which may be the problem. You can always turn "blinking" off, although not all applications allow this.
Another thought is the KVM is somehow not acting exactly like it's supposed to. Is there something special you have to do for LCDs compared to (tube) monitors? The manual may say something, even if it's for Windows you can sometimes extrapolate for Linux. The .Xsession errors may tell you something about it too. Regards, Jill. -- Jill Rowling, System Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aristocrat Technologies Australia Level 2, 55 Mentmore Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax: (02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Robert Maurency [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 13 December 2002 15:14 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [SLUG] X problem... I think Hey there I've got a Redhat 7.3 system (KDE 3 desktop) that connects to a Samsung SyncMaster 151s LCD monitor via a Infinity ServerLink (KVM) switch. I initially set the system up on another monitor and so when I connected to the LCD screen I went into Xconfigurator and adjusted the settings for the new monitor. So far so good. Problem is that if I switch to another system (on the KVM), after about 20 mins or so I notice the hard drive light blinking on the linux box. Switching back to the linux box takes a lot longer than it should. Twice now I have not been able to get any video feed at all and have had to restart the system! ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
