Re: Strange lockups in X

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Nate Bargmann wrote:
> Hi.
>
> About two weeks ago I updated both of my machines to the then latest
> versions in Testing.  At the same time the xfree packages of version 
> 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1.  Shortly after that I began to experience instant
> freezes on both the laptop and the desktop which are two very different
> machines, but i386 architecture.  
>
> I can't pin down any common action that I might be doing.  I've had the
> desktop run for nearly 24 hours and often times it will run less than
> six hours before locking up.  It has always locked up when not in use
> so xscreensaver has been active.

  how exactly it freezes?

  - can you ping the machine?

  - does it freeze when you do not use X?

  - does it freeze when you do kernel compile (or memory test)?

	erik