Crashing in stand by mode

[David Curry]

Helena Carlsson wrote:

> --- David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net> skrev: 
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>>Helena Carlsson wrote:
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>>>Hi all
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>>>I am using a FC3 machine with latest kernel
>>>(2.6.10-1.741-FC3). Its works fine, but after a
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>>while
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>>>when I don't use my system the monitor goes into
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>>stand
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>>>by mode its light start blinking which is normal.
>>>Recently, when it goes into stand by mode and when
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>>I
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>>>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
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>>and
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>>>the system works and not crashed. The screen saver
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>>is
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>>>also disabled and also power saving options. One
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>>more
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>>>thing is that when I wanted to turn off screen
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>>saver
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>>>it showed a warning windows and said that
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>>XScreenSaver
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>>>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
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>>sense
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>>>?
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>>>Thanks,
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>>>Helena
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>>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. 
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>>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.
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My troubles with the freeze ups started right after up2date download and 
installation of updated kernel and Xwindows rpms.  The monitor was a 
Dell 17ES Ultrascan with less than original spec capabilities (prior 
repairs had reduced the range of refresh rates).   I lived with the" 
freeze" problem until the screen display started jumping up and down at 
which time I replaced the monitor.  Since then, I have not experienced 
any further "freeze" situations on either RH 8 or FC-2.