"Robert D. Manchester II" <roberto_at_bootp-151.barbour.brown.edu> writes:
> First,
> I realy enjoy fvwm2. This is my first unix set up, it rocks...
> I use fvwm2 with solaris7 x86 pent 266, 200mg ram, api xpert_at_play98 video car
> d.
> though the driver is for xpert_at_play or the 3d rage pro (i need 3d rage pro tu
> bo)
>
> 1) netscape problem
> I am having some problems though. Netscape comunicator 4.5 w/128 bit encryp
> seems to crash the window manager occasionaly, mostly it seems when there is
> graphicaly intense stuff, ie. www.gnome.org . When the crash occurs I just
> get
> logged out of my session and brought back to the login screen.
If you are back at the login screen, your XServer is crashing, not fvwm2.
The last "incident" I ran into with the Sun XServer crashing was related
to running out of colors. Since you also mention Netscape...
If your video card is limited to displaying 256 colors at once,
run netscape with the "-install" option and add the command "ColorLimit 99"
to the beginning of your .fvwm2rc file.
> I have tried to use netscape 4.08 (comunicator) and it crashed also. I don't
>
> know if this is a problem with netscape or fvwm2. I have not been able to
> reproduce the problem with CDE, but I don't use it much because I like fvwm2
> much better.
>
> 2) Sometimes when I log out out fvwm2 and try to login in console mode my scr
> een
> gets filled with funky shapes and charachters which blink. the space each on
> e
> occupies is about 1.5cm x 0.5 cm. I can log in to the console, execute
> commands, eventhough I can't see what I am typing because my screen is messe
> d
> up. I can exit and I will get brought back into sun's GUI login screen and
> everything seems fine. I can loginto my window manager of my choice and code
> away.
>
> --I understand that this could be anumber of things
> 1st: I don't have the correct video driver
> 2cond: fvwm2 problem
> 3rd: sun problem
> 4th: netscape problem
> 5th: my problem
> --not listed in any logical order.
>
> --My fvwm2 set up is pretty simple. I just have a solid backround, a 3x3
> desktop the pager to manage the desktop and the button box to swallow the pag
> er
> and a xclock.
Sounds like your display ends up in a non-text video mode.
Since I don't really have any experience with Solaris X86, I'm guessing.
> --Suggestions, flames, whatever... please send them my way.
>
> -rob manchester
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Received on Tue Mar 23 1999 - 07:49:58 GMT