I found out that the machine is still pingable after X hangs. Mariano
On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 21:28, Mariano Kamp wrote: > Hi, > > I am not sure how to describe this problem properly. Basically my machine hangs >every now and then. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes, sometimes five and it is also >sometimes running for 60 minutes until it hangs. > Hangs means, I cannot do anything anymore. At least CTRL+ALT+DEL/BS and CTRL+ALT+F1 >do not work anymore. > > I do have the feeling that it happens usually when I am also accessing the disk, >but it is very hard to be sure with these things. > > Is there any log I can have a look at? /var/log/messages and XFree86.0.log doesn't >seem to have something meaningful regarding the crash in there. > The last possibly relevant message is: xfs: ignoring font path element >/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID (unreadable). > > I do currently have X11 configured for "vesa". Is there any better driver for my >card? How do I know? > > > > Cheers, > Mariano > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]