Alan,
You were spot on. Indeed touching the device file causes it to hang. Should
I recompile the kernel in a particular way to avoid this?
Many Thanks.
>From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lafanga lafanga)
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.
>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 01:53:59 +0000 (GMT)
>
> > The programs 'gpm', 'kudzu' and 'startx' all hang the server immediately
> > after they exit (with exit status 0). I cannot pinpoint why the kernel
>hangs
> > and would appreciate any help. The only thing I suspect it may be is
>that it
>
>The three of them all touch the mouse. Does
>
>dd if=/dev/psaux of=/dev/null count=256
>
>also hang the box ?
>
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