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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #359392 (x-freeze-apr3)
  2. Comment #51

Comment 51 for bug 359392

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote : Re: [Bug 359392] Re: [i965] X freezes starting on April 3rd

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:33:47AM -0000, Jithin Emmanuel wrote:
> I heared in some comments that after X freeze system is still ssh'able . But what I experienced is that my ssh connection was closed and I was no longer able to access host till I rebooted. Although sysreq keys combinations RSEIUB worked.

If you can't ssh or ping the system, that suggests a kernel freeze
rather than X.

However, if your system uses wireless, if your wireless is managed in
your user session, then if X freezes it is possible for the network to
go down. In such cases, plug in an ethernet cable and ssh through that.

Bryce