[Tfug] Persistent Linux and X Crashes. How to track down?

[Ronald Sutherland]

4 monitors, I love it... I also use a crap load of monitors both at home 
and work and have often wondered if I put X-ray sensitive film on the 
back of my chair if I would get an image. Although at home I have a LCD 
now .. moving into the 19th century never felt so good.

Chad Woolley wrote:
> On 8/4/06, TR <trexx at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Is that you TR?  I didn't know you were on this list :)
>
>   
>> Four monitors,  Wow I have one monitor and four computers.  I naver have
>> figured out what benifit there was to extra monitors on a computer, but
>> then I avoid using windoze where there are dozens of applications and
>> only one works space.
>>     
>
> It's invaluable as a software developer, especially a remote one.  One
> screen for the IDE, one for the app or debug output, another for docs,
> another for the remote screen of the person you are pairing with or
> the PC you are working with, or perhaps the Continuous Integration
> status screen.  I also use multiple workspaces, but having everything
> a glance away without having to switch workspaces or tab between
> windows is a real productivity gain.
>
> I also have a KVM which hooks my windows box to the main monitor.
>
>   
>> If it is a case if video locking up  have you tried to change
>> run level in an attempt to recover after ssh'ing in,  #> init 3,  ?
>> Even if this fails to recover you may be able to see what cannot be
>> killed and restarted giving insight to the cause.
>>     
>
> Thanks, I'll try this too.
>
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