On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Robert Lazzurs wrote:
> Hmm, I seem to have a major show stopping one.

Which card do you have?

> Something seems to randomly hang the system (and I mean a full hang,
> nothing responds, not even SysRq) when switching from x to the console.

Those are a real (expletive) -- esp. fscking the whole disk :^( Is the
problem repeatable? If the machine's networked, can you ping the dead
machine?

> Anyone else here experienced that?

Not completely the same, but I have had weird corruption when changing
from X to console on a different platform (Alpha) and different Gfx cards
(a GLINT/Permedia thing).

BTW, are you running a framebuffer on the VTs?

Paul.

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