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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: X-Win & Memory req's
Date: 7 Apr 1994 02:46:39 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  MT
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In article <2nuivr$fvt@dmsoproto.ida.org>,
Dean Thomas  <dcthomas@ida.org> wrote:
>With only a few days of operating experience, the FreeBSD system seems
>fairly stable.  However, when I run X-windows the system frequently locks
>up.  The symptoms include:
>        -- the keyboard locks up
>        -- all keystrokes are uppercase 
>           (No, I don't have Caplock pressed :^) )

This is generally caused when two applications are trying to read
the keyboard events.  (getty and xdm are notorious for not getting
along on the same console. :-)

How are you starting X?


>        -- twm does not allow me to switch between windows using the
>mouse.

This is confusing?  Are you sure you are using twm?

RAM is not going to solve any of your keyboard problems.


Nate

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