On 12/23/13 21:14, Donald Allen wrote: > 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.
the whole system is hung, no response at all :(
