Re: [MLUG] hard X crash that kills keyboard

[George Robb <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Normal would be the grey background and the X cursor.  I'd be happy  
with that.  When I try X -config /myconfig it causes keyboard locks  
and the only way to kill it is to ssh in.

Thanks for the input!

George

On May 1, 2007, at 12:14 PM, McIntosh Jason wrote:

> Well, the cheese I think is normal, isn't it?  i.e. no background  
> so it displays that?  Try starting xterm along with it, see if that  
> gets you something.  Does that X -config /myconfig cause the CPU  
> and keyboard failure, where you can't kill X?  If not, it does  
> sound like something with the default X startup is at issue.   
> Otherwise, I'd guess DRI or some other thing loading with X.
> Jason
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> On May 1, 2007, at 12:07 PM, George Robb wrote:
>
> > Any attempt to run X causes cheese.   e.g.  X -config /root/ 
> > xorg.conf.new  Which should just bring up a grey screen with an X  
> > cursor.
> >
> > Just another odd one to chalk up as "hmmm"
> >
> > George
> >
> > On May 1, 2007, at 10:36 AM, McIntosh Jason wrote:
> >
> > > Just another random thought... is X starting something perhaps  
> > > that's taking the CPU time?  i.e. gconf/bonobo or similar?  You  
> > > could try starting a super super simple system of X, i.e. run X  
> > > with just an xterm.
> > > Jason
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> > >
> > >
> > > On May 1, 2007, at 10:29 AM, George Robb wrote:
> > >
> > > > xorg.0.log has a (WW) warnings about video bios (no current  
> > > > access to machine at the moment).  A ton of (II) about memory  
> > > > addresses and video modes and normal info.  No (EE) errors at all.
> > > >
> > > > George
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On May 1, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Scott Hussey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Does the xorg.log tell you anything interesting when you SSH in?
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/1/07, George Robb <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi MLUG-
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Has anyone had experience with FC4 (Ya, ya.. I know old  
> > > > > > school...)
> > > > > > that crashes X so hard that the keyboard no longer responds to  
> > > > > > status
> > > > > > LEDs (num lock, caps lock, etc...) or even ctrl-alt-del.  Ctrl- 
> > > > > > Shift-
> > > > > > Alt-Backspace won't even kill X.  The monitor goes out of sync  
> > > > > > (no
> > > > > > signal) and the keyboard becomes a paperweight.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A work around was to edit the inittab to keep things in  
> > > > > > runlevel 3
> > > > > > but, for this particular user a GUI is a must.  I nuked  
> > > > > > xorg.conf and
> > > > > > had the system build a new one with X -configure.  even X -config
> > > > > > xorg.conf.new crashes the system.  If I ssh in the system reveals
> > > > > > that X is at 99.7% cpu and has no desire to chill out.  A kill  
> > > > > > -15
> > > > > > bounces off and a kill -9 brings things back to normal of  
> > > > > > course with
> > > > > > no X.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone else seen this before?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > George
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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