On 20 August 2012 15:39, Marc Shapiro <[email protected]> wrote: > I have posted about this before, and one suggestion was that I have a > power > supply problem. This seems possible, even probably, for some of my > problems, but not, I think, for all of them. Also, I have noticed > additional types of problems since my last post. > > Please note: I have purchased a new power supply (with a higher wattage > than my old one) but have not had time to install it, yet. > > > This is on an up to date Squeeze box running gnome. > > Problem 1: > The system goes down, the screen goes blank and then says it is not > receiving a signal. This sounds like a power supply problem and I expect > it > will go away once I get the new power supply installed. > > Problem 2: > The system simply locks up completely, with no notice, or warning. There > is > no response to the mouse, or keyboard. Prior to having hard drive > problems > (which caused me to replace the HD and reinstall) this would sometimes > happen. When it did, I could usually ssh in do 'sudo chvt' and then I > would > be able to use the desktop again. On checking out the system, I would > find > that X had simply gone away on the VT that was displayed (but the screen > still showed everything as it had been, just unresponsive. Since the > reinstall, I have been unable to ssh to the box in the first place. I get > a > 'no route' error on my laptop when I try (yes, I can ssh in at other > times). > The only solution is a hard reboot. This does not seem to me to be power > supply related. > > Problem 3 (NEW): > The system mostly locks up. The mouse still moves, but there is no > response > to mouse clicks. The gnome panels go completely blank. Running programs > do > not respond to the keyboard, but I can 'chvt' to get to another X session > (there are usually three sessions going at once on vt7, vt8 and vt9 for > myself, my wife and my daughter. I can also chvt to console sessions. > Once > I have switched to another session, if I kill startx and xinit for the > locked session (or sessions - sometimes two sessions will do this at the > same time. I think that once, all three X sessions locked up this way but > I > was still able to 'fix' things from a console session.) then the sessions > start to work, again. All applications have been killed, but the gnome > panels are back to normal and the session responds to the mouse and > keyboard. This sounds like a gnome problem. Has anyone else had a > similar > problem? > > I hope to get the time to install the power supply and (fingers crossed) > solve prolem #1 tonight. Does anyone have any ideas on the cause of > problems #2 and #3? I really don't expect the new power supply to solve > them and they are just as much disruption as #1. > > Please help. This is very annoying. >
1) Sounds like loss of video signal; if this is a desktop, check connections or try different (data) cable. 2) Maybe faulty ram. 3) Perhaps a lack of ram or swap space. -- Sent from FOSS (Free Open Source Software) Debian GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAL36VGn0f=caeq_9X1=uN0MfMmCKpm=gi7pz=nd17y61+zf...@mail.gmail.com
