large log file

[maklouf]

Indeed my screen saver was on, now it's off hopefully this will fix the 
problem.
Thanks to all of you for your help.
Maklouf

Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> 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
> 
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