On torsdag 15 september 2005, 16:40, michael bailey wrote: > Running Debian Sarge on an Intel P3 machine, twice in > the past two weeks the screen has frozen completely > and the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock green lights have > started flashing rapidly. The mouse and keyboard then > both don't work and you can't move anything on the > screen. Oooo, I'm seeing exactly the same problems, and had set aside the evening to make a writeup about the problem. My card is a dual-head G450, and I use both heads. I have exactly the same symptoms as you describe, except my LEDs don't blink and it doesn't happen 100% of the time, only 90%. Also, I had been running sarge for about 1.5 year before the release, and the problem was unknown to me before the last weeks before the release. In fact, I suspect it sneaked in with the last X upgrade in Sarge. Like you, I can hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 and make the system freeze. Moreover, running halt as root can freeze the system too, not only logging out through the window manager. I have been exploring many different possible causes, but has not found a single thing that can reliably let me shut down the computer. I have been thinking that it may be because I run my dual screens in non-Xinerama mode (because I like two independent virtual desktops better than one big virtual desktop). Also, there was this bug in artsd that could freeze systems on logout, but I shouldn't be affected, and I even applied some workarounds for it. Still, I have been trying to find out if it could have been something with having sound when logging out. Since it has been a daily problem now since (before) Sarge was released, I have tried so many things, and I'm pretty much out of ideas. Also, I have tried to look in logs, but I really can't see anything suspect in any of the system logs. So, I have just praised journaling filesystems, and hoped for the best... It is interesting to note I'm not alone, though, and I hope by joining forces and with the help of the fine folks here, we can figure it out. Cheers, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Programmer / Astrophysicist / Ski-orienteer / Orienteer / Mountaineer kjetil@kjernsmo.net Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC
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