[XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
I'm farely new to the linux/unix world. I just installed Railroad Tycoon II and occasionally it locks up, but I still have control of my mouse. How do I Force-Quit it like on the Mac or do the 3-finger-salute like on Windows or how do I kill any application for that matter. By the way, don't tell me to use the "kill" command, I know this, however my problem is that I'm stuck in this game and I can't get back to the Xwindows file system. Thanks for any of your imput in advance. --Paul
Re: [XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
Thanks for the help, but that also didn't work. Where can I find the config file to see if DontZap is enabled or not. Any other help is appreciated. Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 14:16:56 -0800, Paul Wharff proclaimed...> I'm farely new to the linux/unix world. I just installed Railroad> Tycoon II and occasionally it locks up, but I still have control of my> mouse. How do I Force-Quit it like on the Mac or do the> 3-finger-salute like on Windows or how do I kill any application for> that matter. By the way, don't tell me to use the "kill" command, I> know this, however my problem is that I'm stuck in this game and I> can't get back to the Xwindows file system. Thanks for any of your> imput in advance. --PaulTry CTRL+ALT+BackspaceTwice if need be.That is, if you don't have "DontZap" in your config file.___XFree86 mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
just use "pico /etc/X11/XF86Config" lördagen den 8 februari 2003 00.49 skrev Paul Wharff: > Thanks for the help, but that also didn't work. Where can I find the config > file to see if DontZap is enabled or not. Any other help is appreciated. > Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Fri, 2003-02-07 at > 14:16:56 -0800, Paul Wharff proclaimed... > > > I'm farely new to the linux/unix world. I just installed Railroad > > Tycoon II and occasionally it locks up, but I still have control of my > > mouse. How do I Force-Quit it like on the Mac or do the > > 3-finger-salute like on Windows or how do I kill any application for > > that matter. By the way, don't tell me to use the "kill" command, I > > know this, however my problem is that I'm stuck in this game and I > > can't get back to the Xwindows file system. Thanks for any of your > > imput in advance. --Paul > > Try CTRL+ALT+Backspace > > Twice if need be. > > That is, if you don't have "DontZap" in your config file. > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
Thank You! That has helped a lot. I will try it again as soon as it locks again. Do you know how to get it to simulate a lock? LOL! Anyway, thanks again. --Paul --- "Oisin C. Feeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Paul Wharff wrote: > > > Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On > Fri, 2003-02-07 at > >14:16:56 -0800, Paul Wharff proclaimed... > > > >>> I'm farely new to the linux/unix world. I just > installed Railroad > >>> Tycoon II and occasionally it locks up, but I > still have control of > >>> my mouse. How do I Force-Quit it like on the Mac > or do the > >> >3-finger-salute like on Windows or how do I kill > any application for > >>> that matter. By the way, don't tell me to use > the "kill" command, I > >>> know this, however my problem is that I'm stuck > in this game and I > >can't get back to the Xwindows file system. Thanks > for any of your > > >imput in advance. --Paul > > > >>Try CTRL+ALT+Backspace > >> > >>Twice if need be. > >> > >>That is, if you don't have "DontZap" in your > config file. > > > >Thanks for the help, but that also didn't work. > Where can I find the > >config file to see if DontZap is enabled or not. > Any other help is > >appreciated. > > Please, wrap lines <80 chars and quote the mail > you're replying to above > (logic: a question comes before an answer) > > If, as your first respondent suggested, you don't > have "DontZap", then > the Ctrl-Alt-Bksp should kill the instance of the X > server. If that > isn't working then you could try Ctrl-Alt-Fn (n>=2) > to get another > virtual console. Within that virtual console you > could use the "kill" > command on the PID of "Railroad Tycoon II". If, > for some weird reason, > you don't want to do that then you could shut the > whole machine down > (ugh!) by doing a Ctrl-Alt-Del twice. That is the > equivalent of > Microsofts three-finger salute. This is an > inelegant and deprecated way > of coping with the problem in GNU/Linux, *BSD. > > If it's the only option open to you then you've got > a problem with your > X-server and you should post details of your > error-logs and config-file > after you've examined them. > > Does that help? > > Oisin Feeley > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 08:21:10PM -0800, Oisin C. Feeley wrote: > If, as your first respondent suggested, you don't have "DontZap", then > the Ctrl-Alt-Bksp should kill the instance of the X server. If that > isn't working then you could try Ctrl-Alt-Fn (n>=2) to get another > virtual console. Within that virtual console you could use the "kill" > command on the PID of "Railroad Tycoon II". I find it extremely helpful to run a kernel compiled with 'Magic SysRq' enabled. That way, I can hit alt-SysRq-K (yes, all three at once) to kill everything running on the current virtual terminal, such as the X server. I have to do that occasionally when it won't respond to ctrl-alt-backspace or anything. However, you do need it enabled in the kernel. > If, for some weird reason, > you don't want to do that then you could shut the whole machine down > (ugh!) by doing a Ctrl-Alt-Del twice. That is the equivalent of > Microsofts three-finger salute. Odd... what does hitting it *twice* do? I've never heard of such a thing. In my experience, the ctrl-alt-delete sequence, when used in X, doesn't trigger the shutdown or reboot process as it does from virtual (text) terminals. It's possible to set KDE (and probably GNOME et al.) to bind the sequence to log the user out, though. -- Furrfu! r a k k o at c h a r t e r dot n e t ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Game Locks up in XWindows, how do I get out without restarting
On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 08:25:47AM -0800, Oisin C. Feeley wrote: > I'm not sure. I shouldn't really have said it, except that my > experience with a non-responding Savage4 installation was that it seemed > to be the only thing that worked. A single Ctrl-Alt-Del seemed to be > ignored, but twice rapidly in succesion worked. So, really it's > bullshit folklorish advice and you are correct that it is odd and that > the best thing to do would be enable Magic SysRq. Hehe, ok. On a related note: I just noticed that ctrl-alt-backspace no longer seems to get me out of X. The system isn't hung or anything, and DontZap isn't set. Did something change in recent CVS to affect it? -- Furrfu! r a k k o at c h a r t e r dot n e t ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
