hi ya travis
- try the various(6) consoles ( Alt-F1 ... alt-F6 ) - start X11 from console ( init 3 ) and you can kill X by control-C on cosole - if your kb is dead... - unplug it and try again... - or try a different kb - if your mouse is dead.. - restart gpm even if its not supposed to do anything in X11 - if you cann ssh-in.... if you can see X processes... kill those you dont want or blinly kill X11 "init 3 ; sleep 5 ; init 5" - hit reset - than lastly try power button c ya alvin On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Travis Crump wrote: > What is the recommended way to recover from an X lockup? Just a little > bit ago, X locked up on me(I was using a GL program and had multiple[2] > X's running) and I tried to get my system back by logging in remotely > and killing the X process with "kill -s KILL <Xpid>" of the X that was > frozen. Unfortunately, this only succeeded in killing my internet > connection(dialup initiated from within X) without restoring local > control so I was forced to just hit the power button. I plan on adding > Alt+SysRq support[in the hope that Alt+SysRq+K will prove useful in > these situations] the next time I upgrade the kernel, but am still > curious as to how you go about regaining control remotely if it is > possible. Should I have just bit the bullet and issued a reboot when I > got in remotely since their isn't a good reason why I need to avoid > rebooting? > > Mostly Sarge system if it matters. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]