[plug] Tracking down X server problem - Hardware?

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

Tim White wrote:
> 
> I have a box that randomlly freezes the X server. It used to run windows 
> with the exactly same hardware and never had the problems. When it 
> freezes the Keyboard and mouse stop responding and the display stops 
> updating. I can ssh in and kill the X server and all works fine again. 
> This happens with a local X server and a remote XDMCP session (with the 
> computer as the client, not server)
> It has a ps2 mouse and keyboard. TNT2 graphics card. It is running 
> Xfree86=4.1.0-16, Debian Stable, with a 2.6.6 kernel and the Nvidia 
> modules compiled agains the kernel.
> Nothing appears in the logs and just killing some of the xclients fails. 
> I have to kill the X server.
> Any clues as to how I can track it down?
> Thanks
> Tim
> 
I had this problem on a windows box on the weekend.  I ended up 
re-instsalling the drivers didn't solve it, tried a video card didn't 
solve it, it ended up being my motherboard so don't discount that it may 
be a hardware issue but then again it may not I'm just saying don't 
forget it could be.

Love warranty :P


HTH

Marc