speaking of usb ... using a serial-to-usb converter and usb/serial, i've been able to put my terminal into an unusable state on a fairly regular basis.
here's the step-by-step. 1. run usb/serial 2. wait for a usb disconnect due to a failed read 3. notice that your machine is having trouble scheduling. 4. note that usbuhci is blasting 100,000 interrupts/sec! 5. try to slay and restart usb/serial ... no joy there. 6. give up and reboot terminal. unfortunately, i don't have any time to dig into this one atm. - erik
