2013/3/15 Randolph Maaßen <r.maasse...@gmail.com> > 2013/3/15 Francisco Ares <fra...@gmail.com> > >> Hello. >> >> During some months now, this machine was (and still is, sometimes) >> suffering from a strange progressive lock down. It always has begun with >> the web browser, passing to the whole X environment, and finally I could >> not even use a console. >> >> After several trial and error actions, as no log entry could give any >> hint on what is going on, it seems that I found something consistent. >> >> This machine is a dual-boot Linux/Windows, as my wife once in a while >> needs to work on a Windows O.S. . The lock down starts when she saves a >> file received by e-mail in a ntfs-3g mounted partition, so that file would >> also be accessible whenever she uses Windows. >> >> The reason why I suspect of ntfs-3g is that when the lock down starts, >> that is, if only the web browser locks, just unmounting (and mounting back >> later) that partition, recovers the web browser functionality. Sometimes, >> when the lock down has already affected the whole graphic environment, but >> I still may use a console, again unmounting that same partition also >> unlocks everithing. >> >> I have already tried to emerge ntfs-3g with different use flags, but the >> problem persists. Even built a new kernel and re-emerged ntfs-3g after >> that. Now ntfs-3g package is using its own "fuse". >> >> I would really appreciate any hints on what to do or where to look for >> any more information on this subject. Perhaps I am still looking at an >> effect, and not the cause. >> >> Thanks >> Francisco >> >> -- >> "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you >> and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have >> one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." >> - George Bernard Shaw > > > Have you had a look at dmesg after lock / unlock? > > driver oriented problems should show up here > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards > > Randolph Maaßen > >
Yes, I did, and nothing shows up. Looks like dmesg has also been affected. Thanks Francisco
