Hello all, I am running a Debian 1.3.1 install with the basics for X. I use xdm to login via WinNT/Exceed v5. I have used dftp up update all the X based stuff from ftp.debian.org and I use afterstep as my window manager.
What I am having problems with is a lockup or hangup from XDM. If I am running a X session, it is possible to hangup, and I cannot seem to run anything. I cannot click on an XTERM button, or even run xterm if I have a free window up. When I do run a new 'xterm &' from an available window, after a certain time it tells me it cannot write to the display. If I hit the "Restart Window Manager", nothing gets returned, but I can still type in the xterm that are already open; xload, xmem seem to update and working okay even in this state. But nothing new can be opened. After all this, if I kill the Exceed session, and reopen. I see my Linux box in the chooser (with correct load), I select the server, but then it sits there. No login screen will ever be returned. I have killed XDM and restarted it. I killed inetd and restarted it. but I cannot get any response out of XDM until I totally reboot the server. Once it has rebooted, all is working again. I do not run X on the console (Diamond Speedstar <grin>) so I am not sure if this is a problem with an Xserver (I use the default server (VGA or SVGA whatever it is)). Any ideas? Any thoughts? I have since gone back and reinstalled some of the old DEB packages (xbase, fvwm-common, xserver, xfont) from the Master CD v1.3.1, but have not had much time to test it. It happends randomly. It also happends to a friend of mine with a similar config. Thanks for your help, --Jay Barbee -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
