Messages in this thread | | | From | "Chris Peterson" <> | Subject | Re: [PROBLEM] "ls -R" freezes when using gnome-terminal on linux-2.6.0-test4 | Date | Sun, 7 Sep 2003 15:52:19 -0700 |
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thanks, Paul. I grabbed the new gnome-terminal and vte RPMs and they seem to fix the problem.
chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dickson" <dickson@permanentmail.com> To: "Chris Peterson" <chris@potamus.org> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [PROBLEM] "ls -R" freezes when using gnome-terminal on linux-2.6.0-test4
> On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 11:37:31 -0700, Chris Peterson wrote: > > > I have discovered a regression between linux-2.4.20-8 (Redhat 9) and > > linux-2.6.0-test4. I have not tried any other versions of linux-2.6.0-testX > > or 2.5.x. > > > > How to reproduce the problem: > > 1. Running GNOME on linux-2.6.0-test4, open two gnome-terminals. > > 2. In the first gnome-terminal, run "ls -R /" or "ls -R /dev" (you won't > > have to wait as long :-). > > 3. In the second gnome-terminal, simply run "ls" (or just opening a > > gnome-terminal window will sometimes cause the same problem). > > > > Actual Results: > > The ls in the first gnome-terminal will usually freeze. Neither CTRL+C nor > > CTRL+Z will kill the ls process. The gnome-terminal itself is NOT frozen. > > Its window menus are still responsive. > > > > If you reset the terminal via the menu, the terminal will unfreeze (until > the next freeze). > > Grab the RPMs from Severn for gnome-terminal and vte. It will slow down > the terminal I/O and avoid the problem. I'm not entirely sure whether > this is a fix or just avoiding the problem with more computation (I'm > running on a 300 MHz notebook), but I can now do a "make menuconfig". > > -Paul > >
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