On 27 Jun 2003 16:35:42 -0400 Hans Krueger wrote:

Jun 26 20:33:30 linux kdm[2057]: Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly thats it x starts right backup and I log back in It dos it ad random times and different times

Boy that's a tough one. It almost sounds like a hardware problem. How's the power in your area? Is your line voltage dropping low due to air conditioning? This is what I would do: 1. Search http://groups.google.com and search for combinations of your hardware pieces, and for "KDE dies unexpectedly" and see if others have experienced it. 2. Take your machine apart, pull all the memory and cards, clean the contacts with a pencil eraser, put it back together, and see if that helps. It could be some contamination in a connector. This often works. Alot of cards will "creep up" out of their slots, so make sure they are seated good, and the screws are holding them tight to the case. Especially the video card. Have you been swapping monitors lately? The repeated plugging and unplugging svga cables can loosen up the video card in it's slot. 3. Make sure all your fans are working. Most bioses have a place to check cpu temperatures and the power supply voltages. Right after it happens, boot into the bios, and check those values. 4. It sounds like a piece of your hardware is starting to go bad. Which one? It's a guess. 5. Check the line voltage coming into your machine, and make sure it is above the lower rating on your power supply. With heavy summer AC loads, alot of people see "mouse locking up", machine lockups, and other odd symptoms, because of "near-brownout line voltages". -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation