Bug 19149 – system hard freeze on ctrl-alt-f1

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description jim 2003-04-11 11:20:20 UTC]

when i am in an X-window environment (which for me is either KDE 3.1.1 or
fluxbox) and attempt to switch over to a non-X command line using ctrl-alt-f1,
f2, f3, or f4, often my computer will completely freeze (unable to switch back,
enter any commands, nothing) and i will be unable to do anything other than a
power down and reboot. This doesn't happen every time it, but maybe 50% of the
time.  This is also occurring with the same frequency on a friend's computer as
well. 

Reproducible: Sometimes
Steps to Reproduce:
1. While using X, press ctrl-alt-f1
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
System is completely frozen

Expected Results:  
It should switch to the CL and allow me to do what I need to do, then switch
back to X as necessary.

Portage 2.0.47-r10 (, gcc-3.2.2, glibc-2.3.1-r4)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.4.20-gaming-r1 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile CPU      1133
                                            MHz
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://ftp.easynet.nl/mirror/gentoo/ http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sit
                                            es/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/ 
http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/ http://www.ibiblio.or                           
                 g/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share
                                            /config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb
/usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
USE="oss 3dnow avi crypt cups encode gif gpm jpeg libg++ libwww mikmod mmx mpeg
                                             ncurses nls png spell xml2 xv zlib
gdbm berkdb slang readline arts guile sdl tcp                                  
          d pam ssl perl python esd imlib oggvorbis gtk motif X truetype gtk2
kde xmms dvd                                              3dfx x86 -gnome alsa
apm cdr java jikes pcmcia opengl pdflib qt quicktime sse s                     
                       vga usb"
COMPILER="gcc3"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -O3 -mmmx -msse -mfpmath=sse -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
                                             -funroll-loops -funroll-all-loops
-fthread-jumps -fforce-addr -frerun-cse-after-                                 
           loop -frerun-loop-opt -fexpensive-optimizations -falign-functions=4
-falign-jump                                             s=4"
CXXFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -O3 -mmmx -msse -mfpmath=sse -pipe -fomit-frame-pointe
                                            r -funroll-loops -funroll-all-loops
-fthread-jumps -fforce-addr -frerun-cse-afte                                   
         r-loop -frerun-loop-opt -fexpensive-optimizations -falign-functions=4
-falign-ju                                             mps=4"
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
MAKEOPTS="-j1"
AUTOCLEAN="no"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
FEATURES="sandbox ccache"

[Comment 1 Paul de Vrieze (RETIRED) 2003-04-25 06:10:10 UTC]

Try to use a different kernel / video driver. This is not a kde bug, so I'll assign it to the X people

[Comment 2 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) 2003-06-23 19:49:20 UTC]

Sounds just like a setup problem.  Don't know any way to fix it except what Paul said in the 
above comment. 

[Comment 3 Andrew Cooks (RETIRED) 2003-11-25 06:07:13 UTC]

Please reopen this bug if the problem persists.