Re: [uug] Gnome Freezes

[Nathan R. Garza]

Thanks for your reply, Phillip.  The weirdest thing happened.  I loaded 
window maker, and used that (very weird, I'd had no experience with it 
before!) for about 30 min, then switched back to gnome.  Ever since then 
I haven't had any problems!  To answer your other questions (and for 
posterities sake!) There weren't any run away processes that I found, 
but other than that I didn't have opertunity to try your other 
suggestions.  Thanks again for your input.
-Nathan

Phillip Hellewell wrote:

        Try a different window manager and/or desktop manager.  For instance
install fluxbox or something (something small and simple) and use it
instead of gnome for a while and see how it behaves.  Then if things are
working nicely, you now it is probably a problem with gnome and not
something weird like your video card driver or something.
	Here are some other ideas:
	1. Any runaway processes after the freeze?  What does top show?
	2. Try a different video card driver (like vesa)?  I doubt this has
anything to do with it, but you never know...
	3. Try a different window manager other than metacity.  How about
sawfish?  (Although it does sound more like a desktop manager problem
than a window manager, huh?).  Again, you never know.
	4. Load on an older version of gnome...  Not sure how difficult that
is to do in redhat, but thought I would mention it.
   



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