Subject: Re: strange network error behavior on sparcbooks
To: MICHAEL M DELANEY <mmdst23+@pitt.edu>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 08/24/2001 14:46:32
>On my sparcbook (currently running 1.5.1), whenever there is a network
>error message that is sent to both console's in X, it appears that it is
>sent to the framebuffer as well, which displays on top of X.  If I
>maximize an X window, it will clear most of the screen, and clicking on
>any of the buttons in my window manager (I think its either xfce or icewm)
>to bring up a new terminal, switch desktops, etc, will clear that part of
>the screen.  This seems to happen most often with dhcp errors, but it also
>has happened when someone tried to connect to it with ftp.  Anyone have
>any idea what could be causing this?  Also, was anyone currently working
>on sparcbook support?

i don't have any ideas on why or support, but i would like to point
out that xrefresh is a good program to know.  :)

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