Jukka Tastula <jukka.tastula@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > If the whole system hangs that means there's a problem with some driver in > the kernel or the hardware, not vdr. Yes, most likely. However, you could get similar results with process messing whole system with root privileges, but this is not the most likely reason. > But then you say it still responds to ping so there's no telling if > it's just some runaway program spawning processes as fast as it can > making the system too busy It can be someting else also. Kernel responds ping even when it is halted. Some firewalls are running kernel to halt. Or system can just be in strange 'state'. -- M. Tavasti / tavasti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / +358-40-5078254