I can now reproduce the X-Windows Running Amok stuff. OK - here's what you gotta do:
Start X-Windows, Work as usual. Start the Mandrake Control Center - Hardware - Start the Printer configuration utility Play a little bit around with the Printer stuff - so that it loads the Printer Driver databases.
Leave the Mandrake Control-Center + Printer configuration panel running and forget it.
Now - check the Memory Consumption of your X-Windows (using top b.e.).
You'll see - that the Application will steadily eat Memory until nothing is left. And - the bad part is - X won't release this eaten up memory.
The biggest Mistake, when you'll see your machine swapping - is to kill printerdrake, as this will kill your machine -> Swapping to death ...
Best to do is: Save everything you still can, type in a console: sync, and push the button...
Cheers
Joerg
James Sparenberg wrote:
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 04:48, Joerg Mertin wrote:
Hi Folks,
I had several crashes using Mdk-9.1 under X-Windows.
Having reacted fast enough once - I saw the X-Server was running Amok, e.g. using loads of Memory. Usually - the X-Server uses 180MBytes of Virtual memory, and 55Mbytes of Resident RAM.
This Time, just before the System was completely unreactive - I had 401MBytes of Resident Ram, and 1.1GBytes of Virtual Memory - which is quite unusual. Ok - 10secs later I had no chance in doing a thing ;)
I never had this beheaviour under Mdk-9.0, even with all my un-Mdk packages installed and self-patched stuff.
Under X I do use the Cursor extension, using Silver as default Mouse-Pinters etc. Default resolution I use is the 1280x1024x32bpp (60Hz, as a TFT connected using the Digital Link).
Here my Hardware: - Asus A7N8X Delux (Using the 3com Network Port, and Onboard Sound + USB, Firewire drivers loaded though) - 2x256MBytes Ram - 1x30GB+1x40GByte E-IDE Harddrives, running in UDMA-2 mode (Don't know if enable idebus=66 is safe. Havn tried it yet). - 1 Geforce 3 Ti500 (Hercules) with 64MBytes Ram - using the DVI Port. - 1 Eizo L465TFT Black screen (*A beauty :)*)
The Used Software: - Mdk-9.1 - NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123, NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123 self compiled kernel-module (The never drivers have the so=caled Black-Display Syndrom, sent a Mail to NVIdia with a detailed Bug-Report though - the System does not Hardlock, it takes only 30Minutes to passes a certain probing stage in the X-Drivers extension while locking all interrupts). - Kernels used (This time not self-compiled) kernel-2.4.21.0.13mdk-1-1mdk and kernel-multimedia-2.4.21.0.16mdk-1-1mdk - The Rest is a Fresh install, having had some Plf/Texstar packages for Xine/mplayer & Multimedia stuff.
PS: Has anyone gotten the Rear Sattellites, LFE/Center speakers to activate using the alsa-Drivers ? They seem to recognise everything - but I am unable so far to activate these :)
Thx for any hints & to take this as a Bug report :)
Cheers
Joerg
Joerg,
Over on the cooker list. Thomas has stated and given links to a bunch of kernel patches Some of them specifically aimed at your mobo. (the thread title is: NEW INSTALL IMAGES FOR MDK 9.1 ) He said he should have a new kernel on the cooker by Sunday to address this and a number of other HW issues. If you can't wait he provided links to the patches. If you can. He should have the kernel out soon and I'm sure he would appreciate constructive feedback. (btw the thread title is in all caps that's not my editing.)
James
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