Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:13:49 -0500 (EST) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: Frank Durda IV <uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com> Cc: j@uriah.heep.sax.de, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Theory Failed: screen vs keyboard lock-up Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951128131038.7163G-100000@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <m0tKShb-0007zhC@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Frank Durda IV wrote: > [2]As Frank Durda IV wrote: > [2] > [2]You could effectively cause the lockup to happen by rapidly changing > [2]between screens that had updates occuring on them, such as "ls -alR /" > [2]on a couple of screens, then toggle between them. > > [3]joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de sayeth: > [3]That appears to be the "set LEDs" lockup (collision between input and > [3]output data streams on the serial keyboard line). The originator of > [3]this problem report however experienced a lockup while _nothing_ was > [3]going (during the night). > > Uh, then why did the originator say this in the mail I responded to: > > [1]I can't tell you what's causing it but I've got similar symptoms > [1]since the beginnings. Right now I'm running 2.1.0-SNAP-9507?? and > [1]it still happens every now and then. The only thing I noticed is > [1]that it always happens when I switch screens during disk activity. > ********************************************************** > [1]Also note that during a lockup I'm able to login on a serial line > [1]and everything works OK*. It's only the console input which is lost > [1]until I reboot the machine. > > Dunno, it sure sounds like we are talking about the same symptoms to me. > Wait...that isn't *my* report, I'm safe here. I'm running 2.2-current, not 2.1.0-SNAP...*whew* And that wasn't the originator...I am...notice that [1] above states that "I've got similar..."...which tends to imply he's responding to someone else's posting :) Marc G. Fournier | POP Mail Telnet Acct DNS Hosting scrappy@hub.org | WWW Services Database Services | Knowledge, soon to be: | | Information and scrappy@ki.net | WWW: http://hub.org | Communications, Inc
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