debug system freeze

[brian]

On 09/03/2009 11:11 PM, stan wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:24:21 -0400
> brian<fedora at logi.ca>  wrote:
>
>> I think I'm going to downgrade to 10, all the same. 11 has been way
>> too big a mess on this box. :-(
>
> Compiling my own custom kernel fixed the problem for me.  I tuned the
> kernel options for my system, and it has been solid as a rock since (and
> more responsive).  I'm using the 2.6.30 kernels from updates-testing,
> recompiled for my system, and they are working flawlessly.  That's
> probably a simpler option than downgrading.  Using the instructions at
> the link below, it is actually quite easy to compile a kernel.  Once
> you've done it once, it is almost routine.  And if you save the config
> file, you can just start from where you left off with the next kernel.
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building_a_custom_kernel
>
> Another alternative is to try the F12 Alpha live CD.  If it works,
> maybe you could hold out with F11 until F12 goes official.
>

I admit that it hadn't yet occurred to me to try SSH. I'll do that the 
next time it locks up.