[Flightgear-users] Runaway FG catcher?

[Richard S. <sec...@gm...>]

a few timSometimes when running FG under Ubuntu, it crashes X-windows, first
with the bitmap of the whole screen going wonky, and then losing X entirely,
in which ctrl-alt-backspace does nothing, and I have to cut power and reboot
to get the machine back in a timely fashion.  This only happens in graphics
programs, usually when I do something like play with the volume control,
etc. but certain aircraft seem to be able to cause this just by running
them.

Can anyone recommend a runaway process catcher or other programs or
techniques that I can use to get X-windows back in this circumstance without
hammering the machine?  I can control-alt-delete a half-dozen times, and the
machine will eventually come back as a warm-boot too, but I'm hoping there
is another way out.

Virtual machines would be an obvious solution if my machine has enough beef
to back that up, but I'm not aware of any virtual products that support 3D
graphics.

Thanks,
rcs

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