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From: lipton@odin.m2c.org (Gary Lipton)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: spontaneously catatonic X display
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Date: 21 Aug 89 18:24:46 GMT
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Reply-To: lipton@odin.m2c.org (Gary Lipton)
Organization: Massachusetts Microelectronic Center, Westboro, Mass.
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I am running X11 Ultrix 3.0 on a GPX.  I am using uwm and xterm (no
dxwm, dxterm, etc.)  Every now and then (maybe three times/day)
my display freezes and my cursor turns into a white rectangle.  Sometimes
it follows the mouse, and sometimes it just stays in the upper left
corner.  Five or ten minutes later, I get my login window, and I
can start over. 

Sometimes this happens when I start up an xterm, but then again, sometimes
it just happens.  Sometimes it happens as soon as I log in.  I haven't
seen any correlation between what I'm doing and when it happens.

I'd be grateful for any suggestions.


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