On Saturday 14 May 2005 02:10 pm, Randolph Jones wrote: > jludwig wrote: > >On Saturday 14 May 2005 01:08 am, Randolph Jones wrote: > >>I have FC3 2.6.11.7. I have been ok for some time, and recently > >>my system fails on boot every other boot > >>the x window starts and fails at hardware check, requiring > >>poweroff and restart > >>next boot is ok, but if I use cmdline shutdown or the menu it will > >>freeze the next boot > >>the mouse moves but keyboard does not respond > >>the display freezes during the hardware check > >>I dont see anything in the messages file > >>Any ideas where to look for the problem? > >>TIA > >>rfjones > > > >I have had this sort of problem with some programs, especially Adobe and > > java programs sucking up all CPU resources. > > > >Check what you are starting with X a startup program may be at fault. > >You can use top to see wich ones may be at fault ( you will have to be > > patient it can take a few minutes for top to start). > > Thanks for your reply. > I can see monitor jitter before X starts; there are lots of new and > weird things in my init.d dir, but everything seems to run ok on every > other boot. > If I power-off to shutdown I have to recover the ext3 journal, orphaned > nodes etc, and then it runs ok > if I reboot or shutdown from the menu or the command line, next boot I > get the jitters in the monitor and the x windows freeze; mouse works but > kbd doesnt and requires hardware switch to recycle > what to do? > rfjones If there are a lot of new and weird things in your init.d dir what are they. Has your system been hacked? Please give a short list of some of these. Also: If you hit "cntl-alt-Backspace" together it will restart 'X'. If that doesn't work try "cntl-alt-F1" will give you a terminal and hopefully a reading/printout of the issue/failure. -- John H Ludwig Common sense is so rare, why do they call it common!!! I'm not schitziod! I got better tomorrow.
