Mike wrote: >Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, F. Heitkamp wrote: >> >>>>module installed. >>>> >>>> You said it crashed. Do you mean it segfaulted? Do you have >>>>a stack trace? >>>> >>>X just stops. The image of the session remains in the framebuffer but >>>no interaction >>>can take place. Trying to kill X using the ps command (from >>> >>a remote >> >> Does the cursor move? >> No.
>> >>>terminal) is >>> not able to remove X or the image from the screen. The only way to get >>>the console >>>back is to reboot. I vaguely remember looking at the log files, and >>>seeing nothing >>>out of the ordinary. >>> >>>I would be glad to provide more information, if I could (suggestions >>>welcome). >>> >> If the server is still running it would be good to see a >>gdb backtrace to find out where it is at. It if segfaulted, >>a backtrace on the core dump would be useful. >> I tried to use gdb to get more information. I am not familiar with using gdb to attach to a process. What follows is the information so far. Could someone enlighten me as to what command will cause gdb to spill it's guts about the process? I also compiled and installed the latest benh kernel and XFree CVS sources. I included "#define BuildDebug YES" and uncommented the line to build debug versions of the libraries in my host.def file. Is this enough to get all the debug symbols in the executables? >> > pmac:/usr/X11R6/bin# gdb X 25382 > GNU gdb 2001-09-15-cvs (MI_OUT) > Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and > you are > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain > conditions. > Type "show copying" to see the conditions. > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for > details. > This GDB was configured as "powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu"... > /usr/X11R6.test/bin/25382: No such file or directory. > Attaching to program: /usr/X11R6.test/bin/X, process 25382 > Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.1...done. > Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libz.so.1 > Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...done. > Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.6 > Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done. > Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2 > Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done. > Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 > Reading symbols from /lib/ld.so.1...done. > Loaded symbols for /lib/ld.so.1 > 0x102f19ac in ?? () > (gdb) where > #0 0x102f19ac in ?? () Fred _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert