From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hibyn-0006UN-0O for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:56:13 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l3UJs9Hr022148; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:54:09 GMT Received: from web83314.mail.sp1.yahoo.com (web83314.mail.sp1.yahoo.com [69.147.64.47]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l3UJs7JQ022142 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:54:08 GMT Received: (qmail 63913 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Apr 2007 19:54:07 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=pacbell.net; h=Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=tZq2ZPLVPEXyHXQQDRit9YdnbDgJw/I+Ub2nsopGpjeQG7ZM7AGPAP1LZ13T9TCT+QP61Oi/wEIRjPer2hQ+uI9TEyr7pr7veZs4xsbXU8KlICDU6butu6/BO/szY/gzF0SZbfecZu18+A1iPnRwLHq9ShbqTQbCZmAYYjxwreU=; Received: from [207.233.87.65] by web83314.mail.sp1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:54:07 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/478 YahooMailWebService/0.7.41.10 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:54:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Hoff Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] X locks up To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-873904561-1177962846=:63558" Message-ID: <438637.63558.qm@web83314.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> X-Archives-Salt: 213f0d65-ec9d-44e8-b04e-fb022c0079ae X-Archives-Hash: ad92719c3b6d644397997acf79cf5737 --0-873904561-1177962846=:63558 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ascii I had a similar problem for a while due to a bad video card. It was an nvidia, and I was able to fix it by switching to the nv (open source) driver, but that meant I had no 3d acceleration. I don't know if there's something similar you could try with a Matrox, you may just have to replace the card. ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael George To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 1:46:04 PM Subject: [gentoo-amd64] X locks up I have been having trouble with my system. For some reason, I've only noticed it recently, but nothing has been updated on the system. What happens is that sometimes (amazingly frequently) when I have open office running on my right screen and I click "File", the displays will freeze. The system is still running, because I can get in from one of my terminals. I check and X is consuming 100% of one processor. I can kill openoffice and ctwm (my window manager) reasily, but I have to use -9 option to kill to get X to die. Even after that, though, the video and keyboard are still locked. The only way I know of to get them back is to restart the system. IIRC, it only happens when OOo is on the right screen, but I can start oowriter2, put it on the right screen, and click file and it won't always lock things up. System info: openoffice-bin-2.1.0 xorg-x11-7.1 xorg-server-1.1.1-r4 (VIDEO_CARDS="mga", INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse") libXinerama-1.0.1 ctwm-3.7 Video card: Matrox G450 System starts up to a CLI login, not XDM Anyone have any clue as to what is going on here? Is there a way I can release the hold on my keyboard and/or display so that I can just get to the console so that I can reissue "startx"? -- -M There are 10 kinds of people in this world: Those who can count in binary and those who cannot. -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list --0-873904561-1177962846=:63558 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ascii
I had a similar problem for a while due to a bad video card. It was an nvidia, and I was able to fix it by switching to the nv (open source) driver, but that meant I had no 3d acceleration. I don't know if there's something similar you could try with a Matrox, you may just have to replace the card.


 
----- Original Message ----
From: Michael George <george@mutualdata.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 1:46:04 PM
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] X locks up

I have been having trouble with my system.  For some reason, I've only
noticed it recently, but nothing has been updated on the system.

What happens is that sometimes (amazingly frequently) when I have open
office running on my right screen and I click "File", the displays will
freeze.  The system is still running, because I can get in from one of
my terminals.  I check and X is consuming 100% of one processor.

I can kill openoffice and ctwm (my window manager) reasily, but I have
to use -9 option to kill to get X to die.  Even after that, though, the
video and keyboard are still locked.  The only way I know of to get them
back is to restart the system.

IIRC, it only happens when OOo is on the right screen, but I can start
oowriter2, put it on the right screen, and click file and it won't
always lock things up.

System info:
openoffice-bin-2.1.0
xorg-x11-7.1
xorg-server-1.1.1-r4 (VIDEO_CARDS="mga", INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse")
libXinerama-1.0.1
ctwm-3.7
Video card: Matrox G450
System starts up to a CLI login, not XDM

Anyone have any clue as to what is going on here?  Is there a way I can
release the hold on my keyboard and/or display so that I can just get to
the console so that I can reissue "startx"?

--
-M

There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
    Those who can count in binary and those who cannot.
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