[ltp] User processes disappearing while idle

[Richard Neill]

>> I'm not convinced that this is the real cause of your problem -
>> because a GPU error shouldn't make the other non-X processes crash.
>>
>> However, you should be able to get a temporary fix by forcing the
>> X-org driver to VESA - save your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (if it exists),
>> and recreate it (or use your distro's X-configuration tool). You'll
>> loose accelerated graphics, but the machine should still function
>> pretty well - at least long enough to discover whether this is
>> really the bug.
>> [Tip: use the space-bar for vertical jump-scrolling; it's quicker]
>>
>> Richard
>
> All programs running in X Windows crash.  Daemons running without a terminal
> don't crash.  How is that different from what you are saying?

Sorry - I'd misread your original post assuming that some daemons 
crashed even outside X.

>
> I'll try running w/ VESA.  Would Frame Buffer also be an option?

As I understand it, the framebuffer is what's used by the kernel as it 
boots up (so as to improve upon the purely text-mode BIOS), then it 
hands over to X, using either the intel driver, or the vesa driver.

So you probably want VESA for X, and you might try turning off the 
framebuffer (in grub) too.

Richard