Re: keyboard+graphics lock ups?; background processes are ok
On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 21:07 +0300, Eddy Petrişor wrote:
>
> I have observed recently that I am experiencing random lock-ups of the
> X and (I think) of the keyboard.
>
> The problems, AFAIR - but not 100% sure, appeared before migrating to
> modular X, but since then (some hours ago), I didn't had any X session
> without lockup.
>
> What do I mean by lock-up?
> - Sometimes the mouse is still moving, but no clicks are accepted.
> - Also the keyboard seems to be dead, or the system does not respond
> to any keyboard input.
> - The current image is frozen and switching to other consoles does not work.
> - happened only in X
> - background processes are working (laptop-net beeps on removal of
> cable and recoupling)
> - I can login by ssh; top reports Xorg consuming 80% - 90% CPU
> - the system is responsive from the ssh login
These are classical symptoms of a graphics card lockup. Does it also
happen with the DRI disabled and/or with AGP 1x?
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Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
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