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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue May 01 2007 - 12:50:19 CDT

Hi,
  This sounds to me like a bug in your X server or OpenGL driver,
as it shouldn't be possible for quitting VMD to cause your X server to
crash (which is what is actually happening when you experience what
you're describing as being "logged out"). What video chipset and
driver does your laptop use? I would recommend checking whether or
not you can install an updated video driver version on this system.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 08:46:01AM -0500, Hugh Ferrel Bowen wrote:
> I recently installed Mandriva 2007.0 on my laptop (Pentium M, Gateway,
> etc), and then
> installed the openGL version of VMD 1.8.6. It seems to work fine.
> However, when
> I exit the program from VMD Main...it asks "Really Quit" I enter yes,
> and the screen
> goes blank, and I'm logged out of my current session. When I type
> "exit" at the
> tcl/tk console, the program exits normally, without logging me out. Any
> help
> greatly appreciated!
> hfb
>
> --
> Hugh Ferrel Bowen
> Visiting Assistant Professor
> Department of Chemistry and Physics
> Lamar University
> P.O. Box 10022
> Beaumont, TX 77710
> tel 409 880-8043
> fax 409 880-8270
> email hfbowen_at_my.lamar.edu 

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