[kde-linux] Is X or KDE crashing? and how to fix

[Blues Renegade]

Paul Kaplan wrote:

>I am running kde 3.5.4 on kubuntu 6.06 on a Thinkpad with the Intel 915 video 
>card.
>
>When I run VMWorkstation (5.5.1) with a Win2k client something (X or KDE) 
>crashes when the VM is the active window and my screensaver kicks in.
>
>All of the window title bars disappear and the keyboard becomes unresponsive 
>in X/KDE although everything remains normal in the w2k VM.  However the mouse 
>remains functional in X/KDE, but only on the current virtual desktop...active 
>desktop borders are non-working and windows won't close.  The kernel 
>continues to run because I can shutdown the VM and end the current session of 
>KDE/X.  Once I restart X (which I can only do with the mouse; remember the 
>keyboard is dead) everything is fine.
>
>The only work around is to not let the screen saver kick in with the VM as the 
>active window, but that's a PITA to remember.mms://akstream.WorldGroups.com/vGRP003/GrpMovies/R/RENTENIER-/060731/011552000.WMV
>
>I've looked, but see nothing suspicious in the Xorg.log file.  The problem 
>starts with a KDE crash dialog, but there is no debugging associated with it 
>and nothing in my system log.
>
>Can anyone figure out what's crashing or how to trouble shoot?
>Paul
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Paul, try running VMWorkstation under GNOME and see if you still have 
the problem.