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On 24/08/10 18:23, Henry Bremridge wrote: > >> What did you do precisely. >> > > At the moment I have done nothing, apart from running > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg I got the impression you had tried to change the driver. Since it is in non-free you'd have to add that repository, and install kernel module etc, so I assumed you'd done some or all of that. I'd see if you can stabilize it with the default driver first. > That did not generate any visible output I think the world has moved on from this approach. Not least a lot of the stuff that use to be in X is now no longer duplicated in Xorg. > http://wiki.debian.org/ConfigureX Is obsolete > http://wiki.debian.org/Xorg about 1/3 way down the page Mentions this command stopped working in Winter 2008 in testing when the wizard was dropped. > I do not even know what the problem is exactly. The symptoms are after a > period of use, the desktop freezes. No mouse, no keyboard. This was after a > default install of debian-testing. > > Oddly enough: > - The problem seems to have got worse after she started storing files on > the desktop > - The problem seems to be triggered by internet browsing (I am not sure > whether it is browsing / email or time) Firefox smooth scroll exercises broken bits of my Video driver (not as sophisticated as Nvidia). Disable smooth scroll in Firefix/Iceweasel see if the problem gets any better (Edit, Preferences, Advance, General tab). But I suspect probably browsing just exercises whatever broken bit of code is lurking. > I know Ubuntu used a Nvidia restricted driver and I wonder whether it is > worth my while installing that. Start with what is logged in: /var/log/kern.log /var/log/Xorg.0.log ~/.xsession-errors Especially when the error occurs, but might be worth sharing the default content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log Replacing the driver maybe the way to go, but my box hung the UI the other day due to a dodgy USB connection causing it to spew 0.75 GB of USB related error messages. Worth establishing if anything is reporting a problem first. Might also be that the Ubuntu had a later kernel, or different kernel, that might also be the source of this kind of problem. Problems with files on Desktop, can be the thumbnail creation process. If a renderer can't render a file due to some hideous error it sometimes gets itself in a knot, but that usually stays like it till you move the file somewhere it doesn't want to create a thumbnail for. That is usually logged somewhere - xsession-errors IIRC. I normally seek out Gravity Boy in #debian when all else fails ;) Simon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq