Subject: Silo overflows (was: Communications package
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From: Rich 'Wolflord' Bradshaw <nnzrik@unix.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/17/1997 13:20:32
On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Rich 'Wolflord' Bradshaw wrote:
> Anyone know what silo overflows are? Are they serious?
>
> On a possibly related note, running an X session using fvwm as the window
> manager occasionaly goes a bit screwy. I notice a large amount of silo
> overflows, no ibuf overflows and no uart failure.
>
> What happens is, either the windows stop autofocussing, it remains on a
> single window. Or it stops accepting keyboard input in X only. If I switch
> back to a virtual terminal I can log in OK, and the X session is still
> running.
>
> Switching back to the X session, the problem still persists although I've
> found it can be cleared by restarting fvwm. It doesn't need to be exitted,
> just restarted.
>
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this?
>
> Cheers,
> Rich
>
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Any takers, I've not heard anything so far.