[TriLUG] Re: RH 7.1 on ThinkPad T21 hanging

[Ed Hill]

On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 08:23, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
> Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
> > 
> > Given the circumstances you describe, and assuming it's on a network,
> > I'd try to ssh in, and see if the computer's crashed, or if it's "just"
> > the console.
> 
> I'm pretty sure it's really a hard hang, since it wouldn't
> hibernate when I shut the lid.  However, I've disabled gpm
> (thanks everyone!) and I'm letting it run now to see how long
> it lasts.

Don't forget to kill xscreensaver.  Thats what you reported as having
caused the crash in the first place, right?  And it is just battery-
burning eye-candy anyway...  ;-)

Ed

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