This sounds like what happened to me when my X setup and gpm where
competing for the mouse. If I switched between X and console and I
bumped the mouse, then bad things would happen. I fixed this by using
the repeater option on gpm -R to write to /dev/gpmdata and set up
X to use that instead of /dev/psaux.
Eric Stern
Rob Collins wrote:
>
> On the same topic, I've recently had a crash in debian -- one that I've
> had before in Redhat 4. I've a very funky, self-built system... the crash
> is like this (and sometimes its like clockwork):
> 1. boot with xdm. Log in.
> 2. <Ctrl><Alt><F[1...6]> to switch to a different terminal.
> 3. Log in, do my stuff, log out.
> 4. <Ctrl><Alt><F[7,8]> to either return to X or look at the console log...
> it will never get to X (or the console log)... the video freezes blank and
> that's that.
>
> I doubt anyone could tell, just by description, what that problem is, so
> I'm looking for a good way to try and trace it. Trying to telnet in from
> a remote site is a good idea (it could mean the box is up, and something
> driving my screen died), I'll try. I'm fishing for other possibilities.
> (??? Please)
>
> :)
>
> --
> quiet rob
> -----------
> "Just keep telling yourself you are immortal" --Albert Hofmann
