John Moser wrote: > On 2/12/09, Thomas Jaeger <thjae...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Things that can happen: >>> >>> * Client can grab keys but hang. >> In that case, you get the X Server back to normal by killing the client >> and you should try and fix the client. > > Killing the client actually prevents X from having any input; you lose > the input until you open a similar client (i.e. qemu) that regrabs, > then close it normally so it releases.
This is not how grabs work. If a client that has grabbed the Keyboard/Pointer/Server is killed all grabs are automatically released. >>> * Xorg/drivers can have a bug that locks the screen. >> As I said before, I doubt C-A-B will help you there. Shift+SysRq+K >> might, though. > > Happens occasionally. Shouldn't. It breaks X clients' ability to > talk to the screen, doesn't update the screen, so everything waiting > on X hangs; but X still picks up the C-A-B somehow and dies. Bug report? > Computers will always do very strange thnigs, most of which don't make > sense and shouldn't happen. Those things can be fixed though. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
