[ Sarge; kernel-2.6.8-2-686;
xfree86-common-4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1; kde-5:44; xscreensaver-4.21-3 ]
A new problem has arisen over the last few weeks ...
Getting up in the morning (or after a long time away from my home
machine), I see an 'xscreensaver' image frozen on my monitor. The
entire local system is locked up. The usual C-M-F1 (console login)
and C-M-backspace (restart the X server) escapes do nothing.
Logging in from another machine shows 'xfree86' taking 98% of the CPU.
The only way to regain access via the local keyboard and mouse is to
use a kill -9 on the 'xfree86' process. After a few seconds, 'kde'
comes back with the normal login screen. (Note, however, that C-M-F1
still doesn't work).
Questions:
o Anybody else having this problem?
o What might be the cause?
o Anything I can do to help determine the cause?
One thing I tried was disabling the screen saver module that
appeared to be running when it hung. That didn't help. I've also
rebooted the entire system ... strange!
Thanks for your ideas!
--
Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
Appalachian State Univ
Boone, NC 28608 USA
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