Re: Xterms freezing

["matthew sporleder" <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 2/2/08, Michael Kell Jensen <mkj%micrun.net@localhost> wrote:
> matthew sporleder wrote:
> > On 2/2/08, Michael Kell Jensen <mkj%micrun.net@localhost> wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have the problem that my xterms are freezing
> >> at random times i dont know why, and do do not
> >> know where to start and search for the problems
> >> if anyone have some hints for trouble shooting,
> >> or maybe even know what the problems is :), i would
> >> appreciate to hear about it.
> >> It happens on both my netbsd systems.
> >> Both 4.0.
> >>
> >> Laptop:
> >> -------
> >> NetBSD dhcppc3 4.0_STABLE NetBSD 4.0_STABLE
> >> (GENERIC.apm.sound.scroll.4_0) #0: Fri Jan  4 20:51:20 CET 2008
> >> run@dhcppc3:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.apm.sound.scroll.4_0 
> >> i386
> >>
> >> Workstation - stationary:
> >> NetBSD dhcppc2 4.0_RC3 NetBSD 4.0_RC3 (GENERIC.apm.sound.scroll.4_0) #0:
> >> Sat Jan  5 10:54:33 CET 2008
> >> run@dhcppc2:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.apm.sound.scroll.4_0 
> >> i386
> >>
> >> It says it is a 4_0.RC3, but i have upgraded it from the 4.0 release
> >> cd.s, do not know why its not changed (maybe i missed something?).
> >>
> >
> >
> > Are you sure that you aren't just getting stuck on ctrl-s?  If not, I
> > guess try to ktruss and/or gcore (+gdb) the process.
>
> Hey you were right :), but
> why did i first begin to experience this recently ?,
> (just a question for me self :))
>
> Thanks
>
> ctrl-s temporarily halting listing
> ctrl-q unhalt listing
>

You may have previously had a .profile which called stty -xion (you
can use this to disable ctrl-s lock and get ctrl-s searching with
emacs editing mode) or something like that.  I found I was doing it a
lot when I started using screen because ctrl-a is right next to s.