>Number:         1153
>Category:       port-sparc
>Synopsis:       X crashed with continuous beep.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jun 24 04:50:05 1995
>Originator:     matthew green
>Organization:
bozotic softwar foundation.
>Release:        20th june 1995.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD splode.eterna.com.au 1.0A NetBSD 1.0A (_splode_) #235: Thu Jun 22 22:40:35 EST 1995 mrg@splode.eterna.com.au:/orb/q/build/src/sys/arch/sparc/comp
ile/_splode_ sparc


>Description:

        this has happened to me a few things in X now.  sequence follows:

        a) to my shell (tcsh), type 'cmd /path/to' and then hit <tab> to get
        completion.
        b) completion isn't unique, so shell beeps.
        c) beep continues longer than normal,
        d) X exits.
        e) xdm restarts X.
        f) i log in as fast as possible (using F1 for "failsafe").
        g) i echo ^G to turn that damn beep off.
        h) beep goes off and is replaced by scream.  :-)

        there is no core file.  i'm not at all sure what the problem is...

>How-To-Repeat:

        it's not a repeatable thing -- my shell beeps at me about every hour or
        more, on average, and this has only happened 4 or 5 times in 10 months.

>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: