Crashing in stand by mode

[Helena Carlsson]

 --- David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net> skrev: 
> Helena Carlsson wrote:
> 
> >Hi all
> >
> >I am using a FC3 machine with latest kernel
> >(2.6.10-1.741-FC3). Its works fine, but after a
> while
> >when I don't use my system the monitor goes into
> stand
> >by mode its light start blinking which is normal.
> >Recently, when it goes into stand by mode and when
> I
> >press any key to return it into active mode it just
> >stays into stand by mode and I have to restart the
> >system manually by turning off the system. Maybe it
> >crashes or maybe it just stayed into stand by mode
> and
> >the system works and not crashed. The screen saver
> is
> >also disabled and also power saving options. One
> more
> >thing is that when I wanted to turn off screen
> saver
> >it showed a warning windows and said that
> XScreenSaver
> >daemon is not launched and when I clicked on OK to
> >launch it another error windows said that launching
> >xscreensaver wasn't successful. Does it make any
> sense
> >?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Helena
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> Helena, I had very similar experience with a RH 8
> system (except I did 
> not try to disable the XScreenSaver).  Changing the
> screensaver timing 
> options seemed to help a little for a while but the
> system resumed 
> "locking up".  By "locking up" I mean that screen,
> mouse, keyboard were 
> all disabled to the user and the only way to recover
> any control was to 
> either hit the system reset switch or the power
> on/off switch. 
> 
> I solved the problem by replacing the monitor.
> 
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I see... but I think the problem is actually a  kernel
bug. I changed the setting and run the system with the
old kernel (2.6.9) instead of (2.6.10) and the problem
seems to be solved... but I am not sure yet.