Hello all I have a Redhat 9 x86 system fully up2date with all the latest errata. [EMAIL PROTECTED] dennis]$ uname -piro 2.4.20-20.9smp i686 i386 GNU/Linux I've had this particuar computer up and running since Nov 2002.
I have been using Redhat Linux since version 7.3 and the last time I had a problem it was hardware. The fan failed on one of my processors and cooked it into the socket. I am having various problems that share common symptoms. Several applications are VERY SLOW to open like 6 or 7 minutes! and then immediately close. I don't know how the programs are related or what the problem is. Maybe a common library that needs to be updated or un-updated? I don't see anything in /var/log/messages or /var/log/secure to help. The only way I've found to fix it is a re-boot. I hate that! How Micro$oft! It's embarassing. I've tried starting into run level 3 and then going to level 5 and back to 3 when I have the problem and even that dosen't seem to work. The Redhat splash screen takes 6-7 minutes then it goes to a black screen with a pointer. The pointer works. During all this time 2 other machines that use this machine as a router using NAT are working fine and notice no problems. The offending programs are: All open office applications (ooffice oocalc oowriter...), gedit, file-roller, try to log out of GNOME (click on the RedHat button has the same slow response time) Other programs work fine such as: gvim, bash, xmms, gaim, screen-saver, evolution, mozilla, gtk-gnutella, gxine, gtKam, right click on desktop to open new terminal, and xcdroast What do these offending programs have in common that the others do not? In the case of gedit or OO apps, start from "Redhat" menu and nothing happens for a long time (6-7 mins), - wait and a box flashes on and then off way too fast to read. ps shows that the application is running during the wait time and then that it is not after the box flashes on the screen. starting the same applications from a bash command line has the same results. Things seem to degrade quickly once it gets started, at times the icons on the desktop disappear for a few seconds and come back and the panel becomes un responsive. That also comes back if I just leave it alone. I know this isn't much to go on, but if anyone could offer advice on what to look for to further diagnose this problem I'd really appreciate it and sorry for such a long email but I want to give as much info as I can. Dennis -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
