On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 00:56:55 +0100, Thomas Deselaers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 02:15:24PM -0800, Eric G. Miller wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:12:15 +0100, Thomas Deselaers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I have a strange problem, for which today I figured out how to repeat. > > > > > > Logging in over gdm into gnome-session and then starting mozilla and going > > > to a site which requires a login (e.g. www.sms.de) kills X and gives me a > > > new gdm login. Same happens with netscape, too. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how I can stop this strange behaving? > > > > No idea. But, check the X logs which may be more informative. > > /var/log/XFree86.?.log, ~/.xsession-errors > > Though they are not very interesting I think I attached one. I am not sure > if this amount of module-loading/-unloading is really fine. It's typical... > > Note, check ~/.xsession-errors via a console login after this happens > > (it is overwritten at the start of a new X session). > > There is no ~/.xession-errors or anything like this. Hmm, no help there... ;-( > > By chance, using direct rendering and/or any third party video card > > drivers? Maybe a connection? Using Java? > > direct rendering: yes, 3rd party video-card drivers: yes, the nvidia thing > using java: no > > Well but I cannot see a connection there because I have absolutely no > problems if I do not login over gdm. > Another thing where I experience problems at the moment is font-aa and > truetype fonts, but I get the same results with AA disabled. Well, I dunno...? > > Also, try launching mozilla from the command line and directing its > > output to a file (it may give a clue)... > > mozilla > out.txt 2>&1 > results in an empty file out.txt, thus no clue at all Guess mozilla doesn't have debugging output turned on anymore, it used to spit out a bunch of info to stdout/stderr... > Thanks for your advice, > any other ideas? Not really. The only thing I've found that consistently kills my X sessions, is some aspect of DPMS via X. I turn off X's idea of DPMS and all is well. I don't see the connection between logging into a website via a browser and a local X login. The only noteworthy thing in the X log, is that very last line about the rejected X connection... But it's not clear where it comes from... -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>