Running Linux in Low Memory

[Brian Densmore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Attaway 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Leo J Mauler wrote:
> 
> > Well, it works great...until you exit X.  Then the screen 
> goes blank and
> > nothing happens.  Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesn't do anything so 
> I *think* X
> 
> Sounds like the graphics mode is not properly restored for 
> the console.  
> Does the caps lock key still toggle the light on the 
> keyboard?  Some video
> cards have funny memory register mappings that can leave you 
> hanging when
> trying to set the video state.  Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F7 a 
> few times 
Or also Ctrl-Alt-F1 and ps -aux to see what state X is in. Are you
using xdm?