Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:28 +0000 > Tzafrir Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:30:59AM -0400, Frank wrote: > > > > > > For the past week or so I noticed an empty window which pops up > > > seemingly at random on my screen. It looks like a terminal....but with > > > no cursor inside. The only way it can be closed is by using xkill. I > > > use IceWm and unless I kill it before logging out I can't log out!
Just suggestions, not answers, sorry. :-( xwininfo (in xbase-clients). I don't know icewm, but what's in icewmtray? I don't know rox either, but could it be syncing with a online db or something? I've never heard of [aio]. I notice hald is probing each usb device every two seconds. I've no idea whether that's normal. Others can help, please? I'm on etch with no hald. I see nothing obviously wrong here either, aside from the stuff of which I'm ignorant. > > > I'd appreciate any tips on tracking this thing down. > > > > What do you see on 'ps fax'? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo ps fax > PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND > 2 ? S< 0:00 [kthreadd] > 3 ? S< 0:00 \_ [migration/0] > 4 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/0] > 5 ? S< 0:00 \_ [watchdog/0] > 6 ? S< 0:00 \_ [migration/1] > 7 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/1] > 8 ? S< 0:00 \_ [watchdog/1] > 9 ? S< 0:00 \_ [events/0] > 10 ? S< 0:01 \_ [events/1] > 11 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khelper] > 43 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0] > 44 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/1] > 47 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpid] > 48 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpi_notify] > 123 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kseriod] > 157 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kswapd0] > 158 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/0] > 159 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/1] > 507 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksuspend_usbd] > 535 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khubd] > 706 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata/0] > 707 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata/1] > 708 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata_aux] > 735 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_0] > 736 ? S< 0:00 \_ [usb-storage] > 766 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_1] > 769 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_2] > 861 ? D< 0:01 \_ [kjournald] > 1442 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kpsmoused] > 1776 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksnapd] > 1807 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kjournald] > 3545 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush] > 4273 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush] > 1 ? Ss 0:01 init [2] > 939 ? S<s 0:00 udevd --daemon > 1900 ? Ss 0:00 dhclient3 -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf > /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth0.leases eth0 > 2094 ? Ds 0:00 /sbin/syslogd > 2101 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -x > 2112 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system > 2387 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2 > 2396 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/smartd --pidfile /var/run/smartd.pid > 2407 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 103:105 -g > 2420 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/hald > 2421 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-runner > 2441 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-addon-input: Listening on > /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event0 > 2449 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpi kernel > interface /proc/acpi/event > 2460 ? S 0:01 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdc > (every 2 sec) > 2462 ? S 0:02 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdd > (every 2 sec) > 2464 ? S 0:01 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sda > (every 2 sec) > 2475 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm > 2480 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/gdm > 2486 tty7 Ss+ 12:54 \_ /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth > /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 > 2623 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/icewm-session > 2672 ? SNs 0:00 \_ icewmbg > 2673 ? Ss 4:16 \_ icewm --restart > 2674 ? Ss 0:00 \_ icewmtray > 2510 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron > 2566 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2567 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 2570 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 2571 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 2572 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 2573 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > 2621 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon -d --login > 2670 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session > /usr/bin/icewm-session > 2671 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 6 > --print-address 9 --session > 2677 ? S 2:52 gkrellm > 2678 ? S 0:24 /usr/bin/rox -p=default > 10665 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/rxvt-xpm -geometry 120x60 -fn 8x16 > -sb > 10666 pts/0 Ss 0:00 \_ bash > 10683 pts/0 R+ 0:00 \_ ps fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > That's it - I don't see anything strange in there. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
