Xfree studder/pause and then segmentation fault

[Tom Bozack]

It's obvious that we're experiencing the same problem.  Since it's a 
persistent and easily duplicated problem, I'm surpirsed that there 
hasn't been much (any?) previous traffic on the mailing list on this.  I 
did see a comment several months back that indicated that a similar 
problem occurred in an earlier version of XFree86 but was corrected in 
more recent versions.  Maybe this is the same problem recurring or a 
different one.  I hope the developers can track it down and fix it.  I 
think cywin/XFree86 is a great product, and this is the only thing 
keeping me from making using it on a regular basis.

Tom

duanestites@cox.net wrote:
> I just tried and found that I am also able to replicate the immediate crash when I log on to my session, then log off, and then back on again.  Also my harddrive fills up very quickly with swap space data, this returns to normal once I exit out of the CYGWIN dos box.
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>>From: Tom Bozack <bozackt1@ridgecrest.ca.us>
>>Date: 2002/07/14 Sun PM 02:38:37 EDT
>>To: duanestites@cox.net
>>Subject: Re: Xfree studder/pause and then segmentation fault
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>>duanestites@cox.net wrote:
>> > 3 days ago I downloaded the latest setup from the cygwin website and
>> > installed the xfree components.  My setup is a Dell latitude CPX with
>> > a Xircom cardbus network card running Windows 98SE. I am connecting
>> > to a linux box via XDMCP (I have connected to a Mandrake and
>> > YellowDog box with the same issues).  After connecting and logging in
>> > everything works fine for 15-30min. Then the mouse starts to pause
>> > every few min as do the screen updates. This lasts for about 1/2min
>> > and then it crashes out to the CYGWIN dos box. The box states
>> > "Segmentation Fault (Core Dump). At this point windows is now
>> > exhibiting the same pausing every few seconds that I had when in my
>> > Xfree session.  Once I exit out of the CYGWIN dos box everything
>> > returns to normal.  I can then restart my Xfree session and
>> > everything will repeat itself.
>> >
>> > Is this a bug anyone has experienced? Thanks, Duane Stites
>> >
>>I've been having the same problem with various releases of 
>>cygwin/XFree86 for at least 6 months.  This happens with both Windows 98 
>>and Windows 98SE.  I've not tried it with other versions of Windows.  I 
>>notice that when the mouse starts to become erratic the system rapidly 
>>runs out of memory/swap resources as if there is a large memory leak. 
>>I've also observed that this situation occurs immediately (rather than 
>>after 15-30 min) when you logoff the host and login again without 
>>restarting Xwin.  I think cygwin/XFree86 is a great product, but this 
>>problem very much limits its usefullness as XDMCP client.
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>>Tom
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