Xorg hanging problems

[Douglas Phillipson]

Leticia Hernández wrote:
> 2007/6/1, Leticia Hernández <aikurn at gmail.com>:
>   
>> I'm using an nVidia GeForce FX 5500 with the proprietary driver
>> version 1.0-9755. The CPU is 64bits AMD.
>>
>> Anyway, my current setup is a bit messed up so the theory of the
>> config issue suits fine. This weekend I'll try to test it with a clean
>> install of Feisty on another partition.
>>
>> I'll keep you posted.
>>
>>     
>
> Well, I've been able to reproduce this misbehaviour on a clean
> install. Where do we go from here? The only thing I know for sure is
> that a reinstall is not the solution.
>
>
>   
I've had problems with Xorg hanging and traced it to the font lines in 
Xorg.conf.  Check to see that the font directories listed there actually 
exist.  Once I resolved the font issue it stopped hanging completely.  
It would hang from OpenOffice just by pulling down a menu.

Doug P