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On Mar 20, 2013 11:08 AM, "Tom Horsley" <<a href="mailto:horsley1953@gmail.com">horsley1953@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I got the 3.8.3-203.fc18.x86_64 kernel this morning when I ran<br>
> yum, rebooted to get it running, removed the "mei" module to<br>
> stop the incessant errors it was generating (bug 917081)<br>
> and now I've had my system totally freeze up several times.<br>
><br>
> It goes completely non-responsive, screen doesn't update, cursor<br>
> doesn't move, Ctrl-Alt-F2 doesn't take me to a console, etc.<br>
><br>
> Then after some random amount of time (seemed like about 3<br>
> minutes the first time, later ones have been shorter), it<br>
> suddenly starts working again.<br>
><br>
> No trace of any problem seems to be left in any log files<br>
> I can find.<br>
><br>
> Is this happening to anyone else? Do I actually need the<br>
> annoying mei kernel module for something that might be<br>
> the cause of these hangs?<br>
><br>
> Should I submit a kernel bug for this?</p>
<p>I get this rather frequently as well, but not so much - at this point - for me to feel like it required a mailing. This is not a reply Horsley, more than it is support for the point. </p>