Paul Lee wrote:
>
> I recently installed Mandrake 7.1 on an aged Dell 100. If mainly runs X,
> and is on a small network, connecting to the internet through
> a Linux router.
> If the machine has been up a few days its often impossible to get back to
> the console. You can launch an xterm but can't type commands. You
> can still launch some programs from the menu's.
check if the CPU usage is 100%.. check it using "top".
>
> However I can ssh in from a local Red Hat box and run commands, like
> rebooting the Mandrake box when this
> happens.
>
> Does anyone have any idea's or what I should look for? I hate having
> to reboot my linux machines!
you don't have to .. if your init level is 5, then say "init 3" adn then
"init 5" and this shld set everything up to wehre it was.. if ur'e init
level is 3, then do the other way round.
hope you find a better solution than this!
-sarang
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Paul Lee
