At 19:25 1999-09-28 , you wrote:
> > > When i'm switching between X and an other console a few times and done so
> > > for a while my machine hangs. I have no net on that machine so I can't
> > > telnet/ssh to it, it's just to press the reset.. no fun.
>
>Did you try to ping the box ? If it don't answer, then it means that the
>kernel is down.
As i wrote; i don't have a network at home so I can't ping the machine..
but it happened on my machine at work yesterday too and then i could kill X
thru ssh...
>What about using watchdog ? It's designed to prevent brutal reboot.
Never used/looked at it, but maybe its worth a try..
