From owner-freebsd-current Mon Feb 2 14:20:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19841 for current-outgoing; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:20:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp1.xs4all.nl (smtp1.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA19812; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:20:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from plm@muon.xs4all.nl) Received: from asterix.xs4all.nl (root@asterix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.11]) by smtp1.xs4all.nl (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA19281; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:20:06 +0100 (MET) Received: from muon.xs4all.nl (uucp@localhost) by asterix.xs4all.nl (8.8.6/8.8.6) with UUCP id XAA22838; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:11:49 +0100 (MET) Received: (from plm@localhost) by muon.xs4all.nl (8.8.8/8.7.3) id XAA07527; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:05:09 +0100 (MET) To: Donn Miller Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: netscape/swap_pager causing problems with syscons References: From: Peter Mutsaers Date: 02 Feb 1998 23:05:09 +0100 In-Reply-To: Donn Miller's message of Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:38:53 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <87pvl5u0h6.fsf@muon.xs4all.nl> Lines: 30 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.5/Emacs 20.2 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe current" >> On Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:38:53 +0000 (GMT), Donn Miller >> said: DM> This problem was alluded to before. When running X windows, DM> say you start netscape. Then you run out of swap space. What DM> happens next is that X windows lock the computer solid, or X DM> windows crashes, leaving me with a blank screen. None of the DM> virtual terminals work then, but I know the system is still DM> running, because ctrl+alt+delete reboots (shuts down) the DM> system. But I still see nothing on the screen. The problem that I reported before is not this one: I'm sure my swapspace was not depleted, and also the lock is thus that I get a sponaneous reboot (no ctrl+alt+delete needed). Last night I was working from an X-terminal (remotely) on my computer, again with netscape, emacs and lots of other windows at the same time open. The only difference: no X running locally, and also no mouse events on the mousedriver. There was no crash at all. I suspect the problem is with the psm0 driver, because since I started to use a PS/2 mouse instead of a serial one it seems to have started; but that might be coincidence and maybe the X server is causing it. -- /\_/\ ( o.o ) Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust me, I know ) ^ ( plm@xs4all.nl | the Netherlands | what I'm doing.