ejn88 on Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:41:46 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [Plug] XFree locks up local console


Where do I get the font packages?  I beleive I installed everything
when I did the initial install of RH 6.0

ejn88


> Hm, this reminds me of a "fix" for java & netscape a while back. Try 
> installing _all_ of the X font packages. It sounds like maybe X is
> trying to access a font thats missing and not coping very well. That
> fixed the java related crashes I was experiencing also.
> 
> 
> 
> Mental
> --
> 
> 
> On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 ejn88@voicenet.com wrote:
> 
> > I had this same problem.  I found that the random screensaver 
> > hangs or locks up everthing .  So I tried an individual screensaver 
> > and I haven't locked up since.  Unless ofcourse I use Netscape.
> > 
> > ejn88 
> > 
> > 
> > > > Have you tried shift-ctrl-alt-backspace or ctrl-alt-F2 ?
> > > > Also what desktop are you running?  And what screensaver is it using?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > -Rune
> > > 
> > > The computer isn't accepting any input from the keyboard, I already tried
> > > the above.  It's Xsreensaver or whatever the RH default is, and I use X so
> > > little I don't even know what desktop, probably the default.
> > > 
> > > Isn't there some command I can give as root (from a remote session) to kind
> > > of restart the whole console interaction without restarting.  Or some
> > > process I can send the HUP signal?
> > > 
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> > > 
> > > 
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