Hi,
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From: Richardson, Tony [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:30 AM
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.
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I recall some laptops (toshibas, I think) locking out the keyboard when
booting to console. They would work fine booting into X but nothing in
console. IIRC it is caused by some sort of conflict between pcmcia and gpm
and the fix was to adjust some parameters for bootup (sorry, I don't
remember what they are). I know it's not the same problem but maybe it's
similiar enough. Try booting to console with everything off (keep syslogd)
and running the recursive listing. If it goes o.k. add the normal services
one at a time until it doesn't.
Just a shot in the dark
Tim
