large log file

[Harold L Hunt II]

Cary,

Hmm... sounds like I should add a max message count to this error 
message.  It could, say, print the message 10 times then print "Message 
reached max, not it printing anymore".

Harold

Cary Jamison wrote:

> "maklouf" <maklouf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<bj30vr$kq4$1@sea.gmane.org>...
> 
>>Hi all,
>>I installed xserv ver 4.3.0-5 on a windows 2000 sp4 system with
> 
> directx 
> 
>>9 and i ahve a large log file (5 gigs) with this line
>>winShadowUpdateDDNL - IDirectDrawSurface4_Blt () failed: 88760096
>>
>>does any one has any idea what this could be?
>>
>>Thanks
> 
> 
> Turn off your X screen saver.  You don't need an X screen saver going
> when your Windows screen saver is doing its job.
> 
> I've found that when the Windows screen saver is on, or I lock my screen
> using win-L, and I have an X application running that is drawing to the
> screen that my log will get filled with these messages.  The X
> screensaver is typically the culprit as it is very busy drawing stuff.
> 
> I have reported this problem here before, but it still persists (and I
> haven't done anything to fix it myself, shame on me :-)
> 
> Cary