Public bug reported:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=610531
Sometimes, seemingly when I'm actively using the hard disk, my Gutsy
system decides to freeze up, and the hard disk goes nuts. ctrl-alt-bksp,
ctrl-alt-f1 through f7, ssh-ing from a remote system - nothing works. If
I leave it sitting long enough (maybe 10-20 min?), hard disk eventually
calms down (seems to happen gradually).
However, the system is not completely frozen - I can move my mouse
around, and if I have a terminal ssh'd into another host that is running
a program producing output to stdout, I see the stdout changing.
The rate of occurrence has so far been fairly occasional, once every
other week or so. Lately it's been picking up the pace (every dew days).
It happens when I'm doing something involving the hard disk - anything
from navigating Nautilus to a folder with a bunch of previewable files
(so that it's busy generating previews), to having the Update Manager
install updates.
This is on a Dell XPS 410, Core 2 Duo, 2G RAM (originally came with
Ubuntu 6.06).
IMO, this is a pretty serious problem - I've lost work to this, and I
have to power cycle your PC when I'm working.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Occasionally, disk goes crazy, system freezes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174185
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