[plug] X freezes,

[Peter Wright]

On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 11:56:28AM +0800, Rob Dunne wrote:
> Peter Wright writes:
> > Was it an OpenGL screensaver? (and did the other conditions apply
> > as I mentioned in my previous email?)
[ ... ]
> 
> Hi Peter,
>        I dont know what screensaver it is -- I cant find it in 
> the gnome control center. So it could be an OpenGL screensaver.

Well, some screensavers can be a little bit dicey - they do take
complete control of the display, so it's quite possible that if they
stuff up it could make your display inaccessible.

> Also -- if I set any screen saver it comes on in about 10 seconds --
> not the 10 minutes it is supposed to.

That indeed sounds like a minor configuration screwup somewhere
along the line. Are you using Redhat's "official" Gnome packages?

> While playing with it I got this mesage and crashed some windows
> anville>Connection lost to X server `:0.0

Yeah, that's just a general "bugger, my xserver's gone away" message.

> I dont have Nvidia hardware

Oh well, that's my suggestion down the tubes. :)

> -- according to XFconfig-4 I have
>         Device "ELSA GLoria Synergy"
>         Monitor "Dell Ultrascan 21FS"

Never heard of a ELSA Gloria Synergy. Oh well, if XFree86 knows it...

> It seems to me that something is misconfigured. I will stick with 
> no screensaver for the time being.

You might also like to try upgrading to the latest XFree86 (4.1.0), if
you're currently using XFree86 4.0.3. Probably worth a try.

> 		   thanks for you help
> 				  rob

Pete.
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