Bill Jonas on Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:35:48 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [Plug] XFree locks up local console


I agree.  My opinion is that a screensaver is a waste of good CPU cycles.
Personally, I just turn the monitor off when I'm not using the computer (and
let the computer run most of the time).  Of course, it's my own *personal*
personal computer, with me being one of only two people that (theoretically)
have physical access to it.  Of course, in a different setting, this might
be unacceptable without some other security measures.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: Vettese, Nick A <NAVETTESE@delinvest.com>
To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Plug] XFree locks up local console


> I think if you do not need a screen saver, turn it off.  If security isn't
a
> real issue then you should be safe.
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mental [mailto:mental@neverlight.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 11:29 AM
> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject: Re: [Plug] XFree locks up local console
>
>
> With the distro. Look for all the XFree*font*.rpm packages. The other
> thing to look for is core files, or messages from syslog. This really
> shouldnt be happening. Its not so much "how do I fix the console" so
> much as "why is X crashing?". The Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO may have
> some answers also. Try reading that. If you installed everything, it'll
> be in /usr/doc/HOWTO.
>
>
>
> Mental
> --
> "If they takeaway the pr0n, the net will stagnate...who's gonna need
> bandwidth then?  I mean...why do you think they went from 16 to
> 256 colors?  for reading?  I think not!" --Kyle Burton
>
>
> On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 ejn88@voicenet.com wrote:
>
> > 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?
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________
> > > > > Steven J. Pulito
> > > > > http://steve.dyndns.org
> > > > >
> > > > > "Programmers are almost as good at reading documentation as they
are
> at
> > > > > writing it."
> > > > >  -unknown
> > > > >
> > > > >
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