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- From: ace3@quads.uchicago.edu (Tony 'LLama' Acero)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: X386 for 8514A - Misc Notes and Problems
- Summary: a couple answers
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.144914.29132@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 14:49:14 GMT
- References: <1992Sep4.041737.10284@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
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- In article <1992Sep4.041737.10284@midway.uchicago.edu> I wrote:
- >At this point 'startx' brings up X with clock and shell. If I try to exit
- >from the window manager (after closing all the windows) the machine locks
- >up tight (ie the NumLock light doesn't even toggle). If I capture std error
- >from startx (ie 'startx 2> xerror') xerror contains "xinit: connection to X
- >server lost"
- >
- >Could anyone
- >
- >1) Tell me how to avoid the lock-ups when exiting
- >
- Using Ctrl-Alt-Backspace exits the window manager cleanly. An additional Ctrl-C
- is necessary to get a prompt. I look forward to being to use 'Exit' from the
- menu :-)
-
- >2) Tell me if selection is compatible with X386 (I'll be able to answer
- >that one myself pretty soon)
- >
- No, selection prevents X from accessing the mouse. Killing selection before
- running X and reinstalling afterward seems to work. But why would you want to
- exit X???
-
- >3) Point me to a slightly more detailed guide to setting up X386
- >
- I found a 4 (!) article FAQ in comp.window.x -- I'm not sure how relevant it is
- to my situation, but I'll wade through it anyway.
-
- >
- >Many, many thanks,
- >
- >tony acero
-
- Feel free to elaborate on anything above -- I know HOW to do the things above,
- but I don't know WHY they work. Besides, I don't want it to look like I
- talk to myself all the time!
-
- Thanks again,
-
- tony acero
- ace3@quads.uchicago.edu
-