Is this a textmode text console? Have you tried booting with a fbcons
graphical console?
On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Richardson, Tony wrote:
> I've got a Maxtech laptop (it's a Chicony MP-983 that's resold by
> Maxtech as their 783 model) that locks up only when I'm using a
> text console. I've never had it lockup when using X, only when
> using a text console. The lockups are total system freezes, I can't
> switch virtual consoles, the cursor stops blinking, no response to
> CTRL-ALT-DEL. The only thing that I can do is power off.
>
> It happens randomly, sometimes during the boot process before I can
> get into X, other times I can use the text console for a few minutes
> before it locks up. It only seems to happen when text is being
> sent to the display or sometimes when doing a virtual console switch.
> A recursive directory listing from / (ls -R /) will always lock
> it up but not at the same point. Even if X is running, the system
> will lock up if I try to use one of the text consoles for awhile.
>
> I've only had problems with the 2.2 kernels. I never had a problem
> with the 2.0 kernels. (Redhat 5.2 and Debian run fine, Redhat 6.0 and
> Suse 6.1 lock it up, so I believe it is a kernel problem.)
>
> I've never had a problem in other OSes (even under DOS using the same
> VGA mode that I assume is used by default under Linux).
>
> I've tried kernels up to 2.2.11 but still no luck. I've tried a couple
> of kernel config options, but there doesn't seem to be much related to
> virtual consoles (or maybe I'm missing something?)
>
> Any suggestions, or "I'm having the same problem" comments would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony Richardson
>
>
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