Generally, if ps is not working, it's because something has failed in the kernel. There's a good chance that there will be an indication of what happened in dmesg. Please attach a copy when the system is in this state.
-- lockup in linux 2.6.20 kernel https://launchpad.net/bugs/81110 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
