Re: ircombine

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Rob Jenkins (robj++at++quid.engr.sgi.com)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:33:49 -0800

On Mar 23, 1:44pm, Allan Schaffer wrote:
> Subject: Re: ircombine
> On Mar 23, 4:28pm, A. Ballard Andrews wrote:
> > My IR has a problem with the 1025x768_96s vof
> > I followed your instructions (saved the file to a
> > cmb) but when I download the window server doesn't
> > restart. If I issue a (/usr/gfx/stopgfx ; /usr/gfx/startgfx)&
> ...
>
> Sometimes this method of restarting the graphics causes problems
> because the startgfx gets HUP'd by the killed X windows session as
> the windowsystem shuts down. There are various better ways of doing
> this, the one that typically works for me is:
>
> # nohup /usr/gfx/stopgfx;/usr/gfx/startgfx
>

In theory all that is needed to cycle the graphics pipe is just stop/startgfx
or use the 'Vulcan Death Grip' In practice however, especially on multipipe
systems, it's often worth taking a more 'belt'n'braces' approach such as the
one Allan suggests or even going as far as this:

(/usr/gfx/stopgfx;/etc/init.d/xdm stop;sleep 2;killall -9
xdm;/usr/gfx/startgfx) &

Don't forget the ( ) and the &

Cheers
Rob

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