[aclug-L] X server crashes Linux - why?

[John Reinke <jmreinke@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am curious about WHY a crashing X server can crash Linux. Isn't it an
application, and doesn't Linux have protected memory? All I know is that
once every few weeks I'll be working on something (just a few consoles
open, no Netscape) and then everything will lock up. I can't switch to a
virtual console or connect to the machine so I assume the machine is
crashed. Is this preventable, or is it a problem Linux users just deal
with? Surely this isn't normal.

John

Michael A. Holmes wrote:
>I have netscape installed on my computer, and about every third time it
>crashes
>and locks up the xwin server, then when you finally get it to reboot, as the
>...



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