[Tfug] Debugging X lockups?

[erich]

Ok,
        Have you installed xosview? I had screen freezeups too, and by
observing xosview, determined that the problem was a lot more serious
than the xserver freezing.

        With xosview one can see warning signs: any CPU state that
shows red for the entire width of the CPU graph is a sign of impending/
potential failure. If by some mouse action, redlining appears, you will be
given a important clue.

                                                                                                            
Cheers,
                                                                                                            
Erich


Claude Rubinson wrote:
> I'm having a pretty severe problem with X locking up on me.  It's
> almost certainly something to do with the mouse.  Sometimes when I
> click a button on the mouse, the cursor will turn to the "busy" cursor
> and simply won't turn back.  Sometimes my whole X session will lock
> up, but other times, it's simply that mouse button clicks are no
> longer received.  Focus-follows-mouse still works, so I can keep
> typing and I can switch VTs so that I can kill and restart X.
>
> The frustrating thing is that nothing shows up in .xsession-errors.
> Where else should I be looking?  I haven't yet been able to reliably
> recreate the problem.
>
> I'll probably start playing with the mouse drivers, but I hate just
> blindly poking around.  Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Claude
>
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