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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:23:46 -0400 (AST)
From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Darryl Hoar <darryl@osborne-ind.com>
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Subject: Re: XFree86-4 lockup
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what WM are you using?

On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Darryl Hoar wrote:

> Greetings,
> I am running FreeBSD 4.0-release. Initially,
> I had sysinstall install the XFree86 3.3.6 on my system.
> I decided to install XFree86-4 from /usr/ports so that I
> could use the TrueType fonts (the 3.3.6 way, hung my
> machine).  Did the cd /usr/ports/x11/xfree86-4.  make make install.
> All went well.  With some help from the list, got my mouse working.
>
> Problem:  When I start Xfree86 4.0, I get the desktop.  I start a terminal
> (or really, anything), and after a short period of time, the system just
> locks up.
> I can't reach any virtual terminals, keystrokes to shutdown the Xserver
> don't work,
> nada.  I've looked at the log files and see nothing out of the ordinary.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> thanks,
> Darryl
>
>
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