Okay, I was able to start debugging it with the -core option in the X startup instead.... and now I can't get it to crash.
I guess close this bug report. We can open it if it crashes again, and I'll get the core dump next time. On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Jeremy <jeremyb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Err... then I tried CTRL-ALT-DELETE, it jumped quickly to the desktop and > then back to the terminal as it shut down. I have no idea what this means. > > Jeremy > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Jeremy <jeremyb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Okay, so here's what happens: >> >> I CTRL-ALT-F1.... log in.... su to root terminal >> >> #gdb attach 2526 (which is the PID of Xorg) >> then it goes through a bunch of >> >> "reading symbols...loaded symbols" >> >> Finally, it outputs: >> >> 0xaddress in __Select_nocancel () at >> ../sysdeps/unix.syscall-template.S:82 >> 82 ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S: No such file or >> directory. >> in ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S >> >> I then type >> >> (gdb) handle SIGPIPE nostop >> *output here* >> (gdb)cont >> Continuing. >> >> I then press CTRL-ALT-F7 and it freezes. >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Jeremy <jeremyb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> No, if I recall, I do it from the first virtual terminal, and then it >>> locks up. I'll have to double check though. >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Jeremy <jeremyb...@gmail.com> (22/02/2011): >>>> > I've tried a few times to get a backtrace, but every time try to >>>> > attach GDB to the process, it freezes up. I'm going to try again, >>>> > to tell you exactly what happens. >>>> >>>> you're not trying to attach from within X, are you? :) >>>> >>>> KiBi. >>>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) >>>> >>>> iEYEARECAAYFAk1kRgIACgkQeGfVPHR5Nd33/QCfU3zfKwtXGhdnyZadyyooW2Ad >>>> eSYAoMT+D5eSkRM6O5w6MGC5JhhUUSeV >>>> =Kz/I >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
