A bit more info, Re: [ale] Limping laptop, locking X11

[James P. Kinney III]

That "hostname lookup failure" is a good clue. Make sure that the
/etc/hosts file has the name of the machine in it. At the very least is
should have

127.0.0.1   localhost.localdomain   localhost

Then make sure that the /etc/nsswitch files is set to use files, dns for
name resolution.

If that flops, make sure you don't have it set to go straight to
runlevel 5. Jeff's suggestion of backing down to an older version of X
is a great idea. Before that, though, try running X -configure from the
cli. It may be that you just have a terrible configuration that is too
cranky with the old chips.

On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 17:22, John Mills wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, John Mills wrote:
> 
> > When I start any significant activity (such as moving windows around), the 
> > li'l #$%^!! locks up hard: no keyboard, no reset, nada. I get to cycle 
> > power to see life again.
> 
> The problem occurs with fvwm2, gnome, and even with 'twm', so I suspect it 
> is an XFree86 problem. Specs on the laptop claim it has a CT
> 
> I thought I had applied all known updates to XFree86-4.2.1, but I'm 
> reloading all basic and updated 7.3 'XFree*.rpm's to make sure.
> 
> I can bring on the lockup by changing focus from one window to another, 
> such as from one xterm to another, or when opening an application that is 
> 'window-hungry' (i.e., source-navigator). If I just open an xterm and use 
> it, or go away to a vtt and use that, I don't see any load buildup.
> 
> I do see a 'hostname lookup failure' when I start X, perhaps because I 
> never defined a domain. I get a similar message when I start Pine from a 
> vtt.
> 
> Can anyone suggest things to try, or ways to get more symptoms?
> 
> TIA.
> 
>  - John Mills
>    john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu
> 
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