Re: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info
Larry, It just sounds like you got a furball stuck somewhere. Prolly nothing you did wrong, or xfce...I wouldn't worry too much unless you notice this happening a lot. Mark P.S. ReiserFS is awesome when it comes to hard-boots. Never bats an eye or misses a beat. Restarts just it was starting normally! Larry Blodgett wrote: > > Ok Benjamin I finally had to hard boot my machine (6 months of > stability) all because of xfce. Maybe you can explain how this > happened. I fired up xfce and I must admit it looks really cool so I > let it run. When my monitor went into power save I simply hit the > mouse (as I always do in KDE) and nothing happened, I then hit the > space bar, nothing happened. My screen was black and I could not get > the video to come back (I even tried ctr-alt-delete). Finally in > disgust I hit the hard reset button and I am now back in KDE. What > did I do wrong > > >Send a message to: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Or just contact me personally and I'll add your name and email address > >to the list. > > > >To read a message, go to: > > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xfce-new > > > >Yours, > > > >Benjamin > -- > Thanks, > Larry Blodgett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > / / _ > ---/ / (_)__ __ __ > --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / > -//_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ > > --- Linux, WinNT, MS-DOS - also known as the Good, the Bad and the Ugly > Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin > Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion. -Everybody knows
RE: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info
well for one thingg, ctrl-alt-backspace would have been more suitable then crtl-alt-del, you wanted to kill x not linux. another thing you could have done is used the alt-ctrl-F1-F6 and opened another console, and used that to kill X it sounds like the problem you have has something to do with the PM settings. dunno, I don't really use X at all in normal use, (I use mdk for servers, not desktops) though I usually put kde on them for the purposes of allowing the client to have something pretty to look at, and show then how to add users and stuff graphically.. other then that, I don't have alot of use for X at the moment, because of the shear number of graphics programs, and others that I use on a weekly basis, I still have win2000 on my notebook (I hate it, it may be more stable then win95/98 but it bites the big one for speed... the notebook is a PII 400 with 128mb ram and 8mb ATI video. but you'd swear it was an 8mb 486SX trying to run win98. Has anyone heard of Linux working with MiniPCI winmodems? (IE I have a Compaq M700) anyway, thats enough ranting for me... seeya Frank Hauptle / / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -//_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ Gshop & Network Payment Solutions. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Blodgett Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2001 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info Ok Benjamin I finally had to hard boot my machine (6 months of stability) all because of xfce. Maybe you can explain how this happened. I fired up xfce and I must admit it looks really cool so I let it run. When my monitor went into power save I simply hit the mouse (as I always do in KDE) and nothing happened, I then hit the space bar, nothing happened. My screen was black and I could not get the video to come back (I even tried ctr-alt-delete). Finally in disgust I hit the hard reset button and I am now back in KDE. What did I do wrong >Send a message to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Or just contact me personally and I'll add your name and email address >to the list. > >To read a message, go to: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xfce-new > >Yours, > >Benjamin -- Thanks, Larry Blodgett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) / / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -//_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ --- Linux, WinNT, MS-DOS - also known as the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion. -Everybody knows
Re: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:54:19 -0600 Larry Blodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok Benjamin I finally had to hard boot my machine (6 months of > stability) all because of xfce. Maybe you can explain how this > happened. I fired up xfce and I must admit it looks really cool so I > let it run. When my monitor went into power save I simply hit the > mouse (as I always do in KDE) and nothing happened, I then hit the > space bar, nothing happened. My screen was black and I could not get > the video to come back (I even tried ctr-alt-delete). Finally in > disgust I hit the hard reset button and I am now back in KDE. What > did I do wrong > The Xscreensaver (not a part of XFCE) by default selects a screensaver at random. At least one of the screensavers is broken and will cause this behavior. Read the Xscreensaver doc to learn dow to run the demos to select a screensaver you like and/or disable the screensaver entirely. -- Collins Richey Denver Area
Re: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info
Dear Larry: I am very sorry that I cannot help you. I am just an ordinary user who is very fond of xfce. However, check the Setup options. Make sure you scroll all the way down in each of the 4 tabbled categories (Palette, etc.). I believe there is a power management feature in xfce. I am not sure. And check the User's Manual thoroughly (the big letter I on the right of the toolbar/panel). You might consider joining the official xfce list on the www.xfce.org site to get the answer from the experts. You might also wish to consider joining the newbies' list xfce-new, which I just started today. For details, see my message or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xfce-new All my best. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] xfce-new -- Subscription info
Ok Benjamin I finally had to hard boot my machine (6 months of stability) all because of xfce. Maybe you can explain how this happened. I fired up xfce and I must admit it looks really cool so I let it run. When my monitor went into power save I simply hit the mouse (as I always do in KDE) and nothing happened, I then hit the space bar, nothing happened. My screen was black and I could not get the video to come back (I even tried ctr-alt-delete). Finally in disgust I hit the hard reset button and I am now back in KDE. What did I do wrong >Send a message to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Or just contact me personally and I'll add your name and email address >to the list. > >To read a message, go to: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xfce-new > >Yours, > >Benjamin -- Thanks, Larry Blodgett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) / / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -//_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ --- Linux, WinNT, MS-DOS - also known as the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion. -Everybody knows
