Re: Random lockups

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:10:24 -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:

> My desktop running Debian Sid just locked up for the 4th or 5th time
> recently.
> 
>     There is nothing is the syslog...nothing in the xorg log. The system
> just locks changing what's on the screen to yellow tinged text. It locks
> so tight that only a hard reset gets it back. Alt-SysReq does nothing.

(...)

Can you still login from ssh? If so, X is crashing.

Also, if you can, try to load "vesa" or "fb" VGA driver instead "intel", 
although with KMS in place I don't know if this is still possible neither 
the steps to proceed.

>     I am running an Intel D865GBF board, and Intel on-board video.

That's an old motherboard, right? :-?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón