Bug#225677: xserver-xfree86: X freezes up, mouse still works, keyboard not.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:09:58PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> tag 225677 + moreinfo
> thanks
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 10:25:26PM +1000, James Mills wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xfree86
> > Version: 4.2.1-14
> > Severity: important
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This bug happens randomly, I since I'm not very experiened at debugging
> > I can't provide much debug information. Besides that, there is nothing
> > reported in any logs or the XFree86.log
> >
> > When it occurs:
> > 1) The mouse remains operable, in the sense that you can mouse the
> > pointer but that is all.
> > 2) The screen freezes and parts of it become distorted
> > 3) Keyboard is inoperable
> >
> > I'm able to regain control of the system by loggin in remotely on
> > another machine on the LAN through ssh. viewing the process list, X uses
> > 100% of the cpu resources suggesting an infinite loop somewhere.
> >
> > Killing it and restarting sometimes does not work so well either as the
> > bug immediately reoccurs.
>
> XFree86 4.3.0-7 is now in Debian unstable (sid) and testing (sarge).
>
> Can you still reproduce this problem?
I have not experienced this problem since upgrading (which I do every
day). :)
cheers
James
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