debug system freeze

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 21:36 -0400, brian wrote:
> Every couple of days, for the past couple of weeks, my computer locks up 
> on me. I can't drop out of X; the only thing to do is hold down the 
> power button to shut it down. Can anyone suggest how to debug this?

Did this start happening when you installed a new version of X11, or a
video driver? Check /var/log/yum.log if you're not sure.

Also, when a lockup occurs, try logging in from another machine and see
if the system is up or not. This will mean enabling SSH logins (and
possibly opening a firewall hole) so test it before the next lockup
happens.

poc