Restarting Xserver from cli

[Ray Parrish]

Knapp wrote:
> .>> Ray,
>   
>>> After CTRL+ALT+Fn(n=1-6) do CTRL-ALT-F7 and you're back in your X-session.
>>> Joep
>>>
>>>       
>> Thanks! Can I actually query and kill hung processes from 7 while logged
>> into 1?
>>
>> Later, Ray Parrish
>>     
>
> If you have jumped out of X then I would think it is dead, so jumping
> back to X with 7 will give you the same dead X. If howeever, you fix
> it from f1 then jump back to f7 all should be good.
>
> Use the man command and learn these:
> Top is a great tool to learn but I hate its interface.
> Atop or htop is better but you must install it. (not hard!) Anyone
> know which is best?
> kill (built into the 3 above)
> ps
>
> Anyone less have commands that are a must have for fixing a dead X?
>
> For the newbie, start looking at the htop list and look for programs
> that are maxing out the CPU or just start killing off stuff that you
> know is running under X and you can kill without problems. For
> example, I often kill  the software that I was using when the computer
> froze up and that fixes the problem or if that fails start killing of
> software that you know can take it, like firefox and sound and movie
> viewers. Save programs with data that needs saving for last. When all
> else fails kill X itself.
>   
Thanks! I'm already familiar with those commands, but wasn't sure if I 
could use them on another tty or not. Now I know, and the next time I 
have to jump out of X to a console, I'll be able to fix tty7 and then 
log back in.

Later, Ray Parrish

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