On Wednesday 18 August 2004 07:47 pm, Anthony Labarre wrote: > Package: kdebase-bin > Version: 4:3.3.0-1 > Severity: critical > File: kde > Justification: breaks the whole system > > > I've had this problem for weeks if not months, and it is very annoying. I > haven't been able to locate _exactly_ where the problem comes from, but > it happens very often that, when I quit KDE (be it by logging out, > restarting or turning off my computer), the screen becomes black with the > mouse pointer centered, and everything freezes. I then have no choice but > to power off my system manually.
Do you have any access to another computer so you could try using ssh to connect to the system after X has frozen? I know this isn't a solution, as once X dies, it is usually not possible to get the display back, but it would tell us if it is just X crashing or if the kernel is crashing too. Josh