[ltp] User processes disappearing while idle

[Jeffrey L. Taylor]

Quoting Richard Neill <rn214@richardneill.org>:
> 
> >>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

I will try these.  We are in the midst of a move, so it may take several days
to get to it.

Thanks,
  Jeffrey