Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
I tried to delete a module but forgot to rmmod it first. The instance
of gnome-terminal I was using became unresponsive. I opened up another
terminal and tried to kill -9 the frozen bash process; this caused the
second terminal to freeze as well. Then I used xkill to kill both
terminals--it seemed to work, but I could not open a new terminal after
that. Also, I could no longer switch to a tty shell using Ctrl-Alt-
Fkey. I tried to reboot at this point, and it reported that "Terminal"
was not responding. The reboot process froze before X could be shut
down.
Now, I know what you're thinking; I shouldn't try to delete a module
that's in use. It was an accident, but it should have resulted in an
error message rather than rendering bash useless and requiring a hard
reboot.
Ubuntu 8.10
gnome-terminal 2.24.1.1-0ubuntu1
The module I tried to delete was gspca_ov511.ko.
** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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deleting a module that is in use locks up terminal
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309884
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