[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Help Request

[Dennis Rice]

Expanding on what Fred wrote, I have had a problem in the past where the 
X just quit because the HD had filled up.  I deleted un-needed files and 
got the system running again.  Apparently, X likes to write more to the 
disk than to just the SWAP partition, so when no space left, it dies.

Hope the additioinal insight helps.

Dennis Rice


Fred wrote:

> ...
> What would cause this kind of failure? A scribbled disk? Maybe from a
> power hit? She has no battery backup and she leaves the system on all
> the time.
>  
>
...

As others have said, it's hard to say without the error info; it could 
be many things.

OTOH, this sounds like a disk partition may have filled up.  I see weird 
stuff on my system when that happens, and it always takes me awhile to 
figure out something that simple. :-)

Anyway, with some more info, we can give you some better guesses...

Kevin