X becomes non-responsive after a while when running f11 preview inside a VM (F10 host)

[Julian Sikorski]

Julian Sikorski pisze:
> Adam Jackson pisze:
>> On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 08:40 +0200, Julian Sikorski wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've been experiencing the following issue with rawhide and now f11
>>> preview for a good while. Namely, after some time from login, the
>>> desktop will stop responding in a really strange way:
>>> - windows already present on the desktop will keep refreshing their contents
>>> - cursor will continue to move
>>> - it is no longer possible to move windows around or start new applications
>>> - it is possible to switch consoles
>> This sounds like the window manager has become wedged.  What are you
>> using?  metacity, compiz, something else?
>>
>> - ajax
>>
> Metacity, without compositing.
> 
> Julian
> 
You were right, it's metacity. Killing it brings the machine back to
life. Also, it seems that the bug is often triggered by closing a gnome
terminal tab with ctrl-d.

Julian