I just noticed that the following sequence, which doesn't involve any job control, causes the same problem:
- in some text virtual console, run "startx" - (X starts up normally, the window manager (FVWM) responds normally) - switch back to that text virtual console (with Ctrl-Alt-F<whichever>) - press Enter - switch back to the X virtual console Now the window manager no longer responds (moving the mouse no longer moves focus between windows; FVWM's little pager window no longer repaints). Daniel -- Daniel B. d...@smart.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org