diff --git a/examples/osgcamera/osgcamera.cpp b/examples/osgcamera/osgcamera.cpp
index bbfc13a54..208f95b38 100644
--- a/examples/osgcamera/osgcamera.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgcamera/osgcamera.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     else viewer.setCameraManipulator( new osgGA::TrackballManipulator() );
     viewer.getCamera()->setClearColor(osg::Vec4f(0.6f,0.6f,0.8f,1.0f));
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
 
     // singleWindowMultipleCameras(viewer);
     
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     
     viewer.realize();
 
-    bool limitNumberOfFrames = false;
+    bool limitNumberOfFrames = true;
     unsigned int numFrames = 0;
     unsigned int maxFrames = 10;
 
diff --git a/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11 b/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11
index 64ed652cc..3eb3ee703 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11
+++ b/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class GraphicsWindowX11 : public osgViewer::GraphicsWindow
 
     protected:
     
+        ~GraphicsWindowX11();
+    
         bool createVisualInfo();
         void init();
 
diff --git a/src/osg/GraphicsContext.cpp b/src/osg/GraphicsContext.cpp
index be8638ad5..35abb480e 100644
--- a/src/osg/GraphicsContext.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GraphicsContext.cpp
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ bool GraphicsContext::realize()
 {
     if (realizeImplementation())
     {
-        if (_graphicsThread.valid() && !_graphicsThread->isRunning())
-        {
-            _graphicsThread->startThread();
-        }
         return true;
     }
     else
@@ -255,12 +251,6 @@ void GraphicsContext::setGraphicsThread(GraphicsThread* gt)
     if (_graphicsThread.valid()) 
     {
         _graphicsThread->_graphicsContext = this;
-#if 0        
-        if (!_graphicsThread->isRunning())
-        {
-            _graphicsThread->startThread();
-        }
-#endif        
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osg/GraphicsThread.cpp b/src/osg/GraphicsThread.cpp
index e50af3f01..c65972a58 100644
--- a/src/osg/GraphicsThread.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GraphicsThread.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ GraphicsThread::GraphicsThread():
 
 GraphicsThread::~GraphicsThread()
 {
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Destructing graphics thread"<<std::endl;
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Destructing graphics thread "<<this<<std::endl;
 
     cancel();
+
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Done Destructing graphics thread "<<this<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void GraphicsThread::setDone(bool done)
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ void GraphicsThread::setDone(bool done)
 
 int GraphicsThread::cancel()
 {
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Cancelling graphics thread "<<this<<std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Cancelling graphics thread "<<this<<" isRunning()="<<isRunning()<<std::endl;
 
     int result = 0;
     if( isRunning() )
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ int GraphicsThread::cancel()
         }
     }
 
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"  GraphicsThread::cancel() thread cancelled "<<this<<" isRunning()="<<isRunning()<<std::endl;
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ void GraphicsThread::run()
     // create a local object to clean up once the thread is cancelled.
     ThreadExitTidyUp threadExitTypeUp(_graphicsContext, contextRealizedInThisThread);
 
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Doing run"<<std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Doing run "<<this<<" isRunning()="<<isRunning()<<std::endl;
 
     bool firstTime = true;
 
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ void GraphicsThread::run()
 
     } while (!testCancel() && !_done);
 
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"exit loop "<<this<<std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"exit loop "<<this<<" isRunning()="<<isRunning()<<std::endl;
 
 }
  
diff --git a/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp b/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
index a630018a0..528f22b18 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/DatabasePager.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int DatabasePager::cancel()
         _done = true;
 
         // cancel the thread..
-        result = Thread::cancel();
+        // result = Thread::cancel();
         //join();
 
         // release the frameBlock and _databasePagerThreadBlock incase its holding up thread cancelation.
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
index b3ded69ec..98e0de89f 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ static int remapX11Key(int key)
     return s_x11KeyboardMap.remapKey(key);
 }
 
+GraphicsWindowX11::~GraphicsWindowX11()
+{
+    close(true);
+}
+
 bool GraphicsWindowX11::createVisualInfo()
 {
     typedef std::vector<int> Attributes;
@@ -527,19 +532,48 @@ bool GraphicsWindowX11::realizeImplementation()
 
 void GraphicsWindowX11::makeCurrentImplementation()
 {
-    if (!_realized) return;
+    if (!_realized)
+    {
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: GraphicsWindow not realized, cannot do makeCurrent."<<std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
 
     // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"makeCurrentImplementation "<<this<<" "<<OpenThreads::Thread::CurrentThread()<<std::endl;
     // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"   glXMakeCurrent ("<<_display<<","<<_window<<","<<_glxContext<<std::endl;
 
     // checkEvents();
 
-    glXMakeCurrent( _display, _window, _glxContext );
+    // XFlush(_display);
+    // XSync(_display,0);
+
+    if (glXMakeCurrent( _display, _window, _glxContext ))
+    {
+        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"makeCurrentImplementation sucessful"<<std::endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"makeCurrentImplementation failed"<<std::endl;
+        
+        while(!glXMakeCurrent( _display, _window, _glxContext )) 
+        {
+            OpenThreads::Thread::YieldCurrentThread();
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  makeCurrentImplementation failed again."<<std::endl;
+        }
+        
+        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  Succeeded at last."<<std::endl;
+
+    }
+    
+    
+
 }
 
 
 void GraphicsWindowX11::closeImplementation()
 {
+    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Closing GraphicsWindowX11"<<std::endl;
+
     if (_display && _window)
     {
         //glXDestroyContext(_display, _glxContext );
@@ -889,11 +923,19 @@ void GraphicsWindowX11::requestWarpPointer(float x,float y)
     getEventQueue()->mouseWarped(x,y);
 }
 
+int X11ErrorHandling(Display* display, XErrorEvent* event)
+{
+    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Got an X11ErrorHandling call"<<std::endl;
+}
+
+
 struct X11WindowingSystemInterface : public osg::GraphicsContext::WindowingSystemInterface
 {
 
     X11WindowingSystemInterface()
     {
+        XSetErrorHandler(X11ErrorHandling);
+    
 #if 1    
         if (XInitThreads() == 0)
         {
@@ -907,6 +949,11 @@ struct X11WindowingSystemInterface : public osg::GraphicsContext::WindowingSyste
 #endif        
     }
 
+    ~X11WindowingSystemInterface()
+    {
+        XSetErrorHandler(0);
+    }
+
     virtual unsigned int getNumScreens(const osg::GraphicsContext::ScreenIdentifier& si) 
     {
         Display* display = XOpenDisplay(si.displayName().c_str());
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
index cb919fe7f..41fa3a00b 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Viewer::Viewer():
 
 Viewer::~Viewer()
 {
-#if 0
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Viewer::~Viewer()"<<std::endl;
+
     Contexts contexts;
     getContexts(contexts);
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ Viewer::~Viewer()
         _scene->getDatabasePager()->cancel();
         _scene->setDatabasePager(0);
     }
-#endif    
+
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"finish Viewer::~Viewer()"<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void Viewer::setThreadingModel(ThreadingModel threadingModel)
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ struct RunOperations : public osg::GraphicsOperation
 
 void Viewer::realize()
 {
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Viewer::realize()"<<std::endl;
+    //osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Viewer::realize()"<<std::endl;
 
     setCameraWithFocus(0);
 
@@ -193,31 +195,43 @@ void Viewer::realize()
     Contexts contexts;
     getContexts(contexts);
 
+    int numProcessors = OpenThreads::GetNumberOfProcessors();
     bool multiThreaded = contexts.size() > 1 && _threadingModel>=ThreadPerContext;
+    bool affinity = true;
     
     if (multiThreaded)
     {
         bool firstContextAsMainThread = _threadingModel==ThreadPerContext;
         unsigned int numThreadsIncludingMainThread = firstContextAsMainThread ? contexts.size() : contexts.size()+1;
     
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"numThreadsIncludingMainThread=="<<numThreadsIncludingMainThread<<std::endl;
+        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"numThreadsIncludingMainThread=="<<numThreadsIncludingMainThread<<std::endl;
     
         _startRenderingBarrier = new osg::BarrierOperation(numThreadsIncludingMainThread, osg::BarrierOperation::NO_OPERATION);
         _endRenderingDispatchBarrier = new osg::BarrierOperation(numThreadsIncludingMainThread, osg::BarrierOperation::NO_OPERATION);
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::SwapBuffersOperation> swapOp = new osg::SwapBuffersOperation();
 
         citr = contexts.begin(); 
-        if (firstContextAsMainThread) ++citr;
+        unsigned int processNum = 0;
 
+        if (firstContextAsMainThread)
+        {
+            if (affinity) OpenThreads::SetProcessorAffinityOfCurrentThread(processNum % numProcessors);
+            ++processNum;
+            ++citr;
+        }
+        
         for(;
             citr != contexts.end();
-            ++citr)
+            ++citr,
+            ++processNum)
         {
             osg::GraphicsContext* gc = (*citr);
                         
             // create the a graphics thread for this context
             gc->createGraphicsThread();
             
+            if (affinity) gc->getGraphicsThread()->setProcessorAffinity(processNum % numProcessors);
+            
             gc->getGraphicsThread()->add(new CompileOperation(getSceneData()));
             
             // add the startRenderingBarrier
@@ -264,6 +278,8 @@ void Viewer::realize()
 
     if (multiThreaded)
     {
+        //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Ready to start threads"<<std::endl;
+    
         for(citr = contexts.begin();
             citr != contexts.end();
             ++citr)
@@ -271,10 +287,13 @@ void Viewer::realize()
             osg::GraphicsContext* gc = (*citr);
             if (gc->getGraphicsThread() && !gc->getGraphicsThread()->isRunning())
             {
+                //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  gc->getGraphicsThread()->startThread() "<<gc->getGraphicsThread()<<std::endl;
                 gc->getGraphicsThread()->startThread();
                 OpenThreads::Thread::YieldCurrentThread();
             }
         }
+
+        //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Started threads"<<std::endl;
     }
 }