Weird freeze

[Rick Stevens]

On 08/21/2012 03:43 PM, Joe Zeff uttered this comment:
> It just happened again.  I have reason to think that Firefox is
> responsible, but at present, it's just a guess.  (One way I can tell
> it's happening is that I have an analog desktop clock running, and don't
> maximize windows.  As long as the sweep-second hand's moving, I know the
> box hasn't froze.)
>
> None of the Magic SysReq keys worked, and I ended up using the reset
> button again.  After rebooting and logging in, I opened a terminal and
> as root ran
>
> tail -f /var/log/messages
>
> to watch what, if anything happened.  I then used RightAlt-SysReq-r and
> saw the response that the keyboard had been set back to default.  Using
> s caused an emergency sync, so I know that it works when I'm in X,
> something I hadn't tried before.  Now we know, it's not just X that
> hangs, it's everything.  Any suggestions as to how to find out what's
> causing this?  (If it's lack of RAM, I'm kinda stuck as the mobo's maxed
> out and I can't afford an upgrade ATM.)

Stupid question, but have you tried using a different browser than
Firefox like Opera or Chrome?
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