Yes I had an almost identical problem, except that I could reproduce it,
by simply trying to install Star Office.
I fixed it by upgrading to a newer X-server. I don't know what xserver you
are running but I was running the S3 Virge server.

Cheers Mof.


On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Mark Henson wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone on this list experienced a crashed X server locks up the Console
> and the Display?  The machine underneath appears healthy, it does all its
> tasks fine.  I would prefer not to reboot it unless have to.  I have come
> across this problem a number of times over 3 years of running Linux.  
> 
> The symptoms are a frozen screen saver and a keyboard that does not respond
> at all.  Even the scroll/caps lock lights do not respond.  When I check the
> task list the Xserver and all the X apps have gone, the system is running
> RedHat 5.1 with 2.0.36 kernel.  The machine is on an electronic
> VDU/Mouse/Keyboard Switch I don't think that this is the problem since other
> machines run on the same switch and they are fine.
> 
> thanks in advance for you help
> 
> If anyone is interested I am happy to get some info out of the machine if it
> will help isolate the problem.  The machine has been up:
> 
>  7:21pm  up 115 days,  6:44,  5 users,  load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.00
> 
> regards
> 
> mark


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