Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:45:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Erik Umenhofer <root@jobby.impulse.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X Errors Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810161342410.28399-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981015181303.18624A-100000@jobby.impulse.net>
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On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Erik Umenhofer wrote: > I have been running X for a while and from time to time applications like > x11amp and quake stop working. Most of the time they don't work but then > at times they start working again. When I run Quake (xquake) I get this > error > Error: VID: Could not get any shared memory > > VID_Shutdown > > and when I run x11amp it just sits there when I load music, my other music > players work, but x11amp just stoped working. any idea as what could be > causeing these problems? You have programs that are leaking shared memory segments, and are now out. Logging out and back in should kick them into functioning. Check 'ipcs' when you're logged out; if stuff is sticking around under your userID dump it with 'ipcrm'. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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