Question #78229 on Ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78229
Description changed to: Here's the problem: I've got a bargain-basement motherboard with an Intel video chipset. I want to run X-Plane (X-Plane.org) and the installer hangs every time. I want to run Neverputt, and it hangs. In both cases, when the program hangs, it takes Xorg with it. I can connect from another PC using Putty and start a terminal session, but on the host PC, while the mouse moves, nothing reacts to key presses or mouse clicks. Hence, I can't start a local terminal (CTRL-ALT-F2, for example) or restart Xorg with CTRL-ALT-Backspace. So now what do I do? I can't "sudo kill Xorg" (more specifically, Xorg's process number); it says I'm not allowed to. Killing X-Plane's installer or NeverPutt both claim to work but I don't get control back of my Xorg session. When runing X-Plane, "sudo init 6" will at least reboot the system from a PUTTY session, whereas if NeverPutt hangs it, "sudo init 6", while it says it work, does nothing. "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" claims that it successfully restarted but nothing appears to change on the affected computer. The bottom line: if a program hangs my Xorg session, how do I recover it? and, is there another way to restart the PC cleanly if "sudo init 6" won't do it? -- You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
