[wplug] System locking up

Vanco, Donald VANCOD at PIOS.com
Wed May 28 08:51:57 EDT 2003


William Powell wrote:
> I have a system running (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk) (Linux
> version 
> 2.4.18-6mdksmp)  that locks up on a semi regular basis.
> 
> It typically happens while I am away from the machine.  When I come
> back to after a number of hours I find the system will not respond to
> keyboard or mouse movements. The system is typically on 24/7 but will
> go several days before the problem occurs.
> 
> I suspect APM or Xscreensaver problems, but haven't figured out where
> to start looking.
> 
> The machine is a dual 1.0 ghz P3 system.  So APM should be disabled
> when running the SMP kernel.
> 
> Any suggestions?

	Start by looking a the system message files.  If you suspect
xscreensaver, a good test would be to disable it and see what happens when
you leave it alone for a few hours...  Alternately, set the screensaver to
an incredibly short time and see if it locks up faster.
	
Don



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