you can always use a non X-based player, even mpg123 should suffice ! It's not a solution, but it might help. Anthony Russello wrote: > > You guys aren't alone, I'm using XFree86 4.0.1 on mdk 7.2 with a Diamond > Vipr 770 TNT2 card. > > The only times Linux has ever failed on me are when I accidentally leave X > running. > > I would like to get this fixed as I often que up XMMS and listen to my > mp3s while I work away repairing all the evils of Windows 2000 and Windows > NT4. > > Thanks > > > Hi! > > > > Your problem is similar to what happened to me a couple of times, a total > > freeze with the restart-button being the only solution. But I'm running my > > ATI Rage 128 (8 Meg) on the XF 4.0.1 (LM 7.2). > > This happened once in HelixGnome and once in KDE, under totally different > > circumstances. It would be interesting to know what causes this. The only > > thing I could imagine as suspect was the mouse (an MS Intellimouse PS/2), at > > least one of those times (in KDE) I was moving at the same time as the > > machine was working with full power. In Helix I was waiting for a page from > > the Internet to show up in Netscape. > > > > ei > > > > On Tuesday 05 December 2000 10:53, Alain wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Since I installed Mdk 7.2 I experiment complete (keyboard not responding ) > > > system freezes about once a week. I suspect this is the Xserver (3.3.6 BTW > > > with an ATI with 8 meg) because it happens not only with KDE but with WM > > > also. I want to resolve this problem but in which log could I find infos > > > that would make me sure this is a X problem? > > > > > > > -- > > @~~ EagleIce ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~@ > > @~~ Running GNU/Linux & KDE ~~@ > > > > > > There's plenty of semicolons to go around > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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