On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Alexei Malinin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/23/13 20:32, Remco wrote: >> Alexei Malinin wrote: >> >>> Hello. >>> >>> My notebook hangs while working in X >>> (at random times, several times per day). >>> >>> I could not find any information related >>> to the above problemin syslogs. >>> >>> I would like to get a good advice about >>> how to find possible sources of the problem. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alexei Malinin >> Did you read http://www.openbsd.org/report.html ? The section about >> setting "sysctl ddb.console=1" might help you get more information. > > The page says: "... try enabling sysctl ddb.console=1prior to the hang > and getting in DDB via Ctl+Alt+Esc on the keyboard (_must be outside of > X_)". > > But while my notebooks hangs in X keyboard hangs too - > so your your advice cannot help. >
>From your messages, it's not clear whether it is X or the whole system that is hung. Does it respond to ctrl-alt-F<n>? Have you tried pinging it from another machine? If ping shows signs of life, try ssh-ing in. /Don
