Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:10:00 -0400 (EDT) | From | "" <> | Subject | fixing system lockups in X and textmode |
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I have been having random problems with X windows dying out back to a prompt with a sig-fault(11). sometimes it will just hang the machine if i try to restart xwindows. I remember while using OS/2 there was a utility that if the workplace shell was to lockup you could press a button on the joystick and that would reboot your computer cleanly. instead of having to resort to pressing the dreaded power-off switch to get out of a lockup. This mostly happens within X. IF i could solve the problem that would be great...but as a work around for now and maybe future versions. It would be nice to see such a utility as the joystick-reboot utility ported/rewritten to linux. Every time this happens i cross my fingers that my system will come up again cleanly.
What I am using: linux 2.0.7 ELF libc 5.2.18 (all other required upgrades ppp, procps, etc) 16mb swapfile ( i like to use the swapfile instead of a partition because i can resize it....its less optimal i know) Pentium 100mhz w/ 8mb RAM ( happened with my 486-33 as well )
any help or hearing from other people also having linux crap out with an error sig-fault(11) please lemme know...thanks
--Norm dariuus@cris.com torvik@northwood.edu ( system lab administrator )
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