Jackal wrote:
>
> I am not sure if our problems are one and the same but I had this problem on
> my laptop. Occasionally, the system will lock the keyboard and the mouse and
> I had to switch it off and on to continue...but a quick look at the clock
> showed that the system is still running.
i think the clock runs all the time anyway. the clock is in your
hardware and it has a battery. thtas why the time is correct if your
computer has been turned off for days.
> I was desperate and wrote a script that will reboot the machine if it cannot
> find a certain file in the /tmp directory. every now and then it checks the
> directory and removes it if it is present and checks back after an
> interval...which means every now and then i have to touch the file in the
> directory...i know it seems stupid but at least the machine can shutdown
> cleanly without me having to sit through an fsck whenever this happens....
> The wierd thing is that since i implemented this script the problem has been
> so infrequent that is has almost (touch wood) disappeared!
sounds odd, but i am desperate too. any chance you could lend me a copy
of that script?
>
> I cannot explain this X-filish phenomenon but this is just my 2 cents...
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 05:57:39AM +0000, pete moss wrote:
> > i know, i have mentioned this before, but i am still having problems.
> > anytime i open a terminal (xterm, gnome-terminal, etc.) from within X,
> > the computer completely locks up and i have to hit reset. if i start
> > the terminal from a virtual terminal (alt+F2) then it runs fine. i am
> > running mandrake 6.1. i didnt have this problem with 6.0. i have
> > reinstalled several packages that seem to be affected, but no luck. it
> > seems like there is a software problem outside of the affected programs
> > that might be causing this. anyone know how i can track down this
> > problem? it is hindering some of my work in linux. please pass the
> > slightest bit of info!
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > :P
> >
> >
> > ps - is there a quick way to reinstall all of the currently installed
> > packages from the cdrom? i would like to avoid redoing a fresh install.
> >
> >
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