[ltp] Unexplained crashes on Thinkpad T21

[D. Sen]

Which version of X are you using?

If its 4.x.x, then do you have ' Option      "ShadowStatus" " in the
device section of your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4?

DS

Nigel Metheringham wrote:

> I have a relatively new Thinkpad T21.
> It is currently exhibiting unexplained and hard to debug crashes/hangs.
>
> These can happen when the machine is being used, or when it is idle.
> They tend to be a little more common when its idle (so implicating
> things like Xscreensaver, although killing Xscreensaver gave a hang an
> hour or so later).  They have always happened when X is running (but
> then I run X all the time).  They have happened under the RH install
> kernel (2.4.2 hacked), 2.4.5, 2.4.5ac4, 2.2.20pre2 & 2.2.20pre5.
>
> I have tried resetting the BIOS (which is the most current version for
> the T21), and removing anything running that I thought could be the
> cause.
>
> The laptop has been on mains power through all of these - so funky
> powersaving should not be cutting in.
>
> I *think* they may only have happened when someone is logged in using a
> gnome session - last night when it was left logged out it lasted all
> night without a crash.
>
> The box is running Red Hat 7.1 with ximian gnome.
>
> Any suggestions as to whats causing this??
> [Next suggestion is going to be to remove all the sound drivers just in
> case]
>
>         Nigel.
>
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