Hi, It might be interesting to check the X server site, to check if there is any comment on the graphics card you are using. There are several cards which have quirks and workarounds. Gerardo ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: Yu Chen <chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:23:43 -0500 (EST) To: Andrew Kelly <akelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: "linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Computer frozen with X running at 100%CPU time Thanks Andy; It first happened with one particular screensaver in Kdescreensaver package. Then I uninstalled the KDE screen saver package and reboot the machine,altough I still have the Xscreensaver package installed, but it was not started at that time, and the frozen happens when somebody was using the computer. Chen On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Andrew Kelly wrote: > On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 22:49, Yu Chen wrote: > > Hi, hope this is the right place to ask this: > > > > I got this strange problem. > > > > One of our computers keep frozen after being used for a while, you still > > can move the mouse, but can't click, can't switch console. But I can login > > remotelly and running programes. The 'top' shows application X is running > > all the time at 100%CPU time. Checked all the log files, found nothing > > strange or maybe I missed something. Really don't know where to look. Any > > suggestions are highly appreciated! > > > > Here the information about the system: > > Dell precision workstation 620 with 512MB memory, 1 cpu > > RedHat Linux 7.3 > > XFree86 Version 4.2.1 > > nVidia 256MB GeForce Fx5600 > > > > Thanks! > > Chen > > Hi Chen, > > Does this maybe happen in conjunction with a particular screensaver? > > Andy > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux- admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux- admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ---- End Original Message ---- Searching for the best free email? Try MetaCrawler Mail, from the #1 metasearch service on the Web, http://www.metacrawler.com - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
