On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:57:51 +0100, Nico wrote > hi, > Yesterday i rent a DVD i read it with Xine wich freeze after the 9th > chapter > the dvd seems to be bad here is my kernel messages : > > Dec 8 00:21:55 localhost kernel: hdb: media error (bad sector): > status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > > Dec 8 00:21:55 localhost kernel: hdb: media error (bad sector): error=0x34 > Dec 8 00:21:55 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40 > (hdb), sector 6618332 > > So ok my DVD was bad (i try to play it with Xine and Gmplayer ) if i > skeep the 5 buggy minutes all is ok but wen this arrived Xine Freeze > and i just can to a CTRL ALT F1 to have a console and kill xine > (note that killall didnt work) this with all debug messages from bad > sector flushing to console (hard way to see what you type) . > Gmplayer crash at the same sector but i cant kill it, a CTRL ALT > BACKSPACE reboot the Xserver and after i cant use normally my computer. > So, ok my DVD was bad but the freezing of my whole PC isnt justified. > Why dont just dispaly kernel messages into ONLY the First virtual console > Why is there so much apps that i cant kill in FC1 (as root with kill > -9 ) > > Thanks to your anwsers . I use the KDE System Guard (As I run KDE) to kill the Xine App when it freezes. As it's much easier doing it this way. No desktop switching/rebooting X required. Wolf -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)