Lock your X-Windows in 3 easy steps! (aka I'm having peculiar problems)

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Phill,

> I then logged in, and discovered that I can now freeze X in three
> easy
> steps.
> 1. Open firefox.
> 2. Open a new tab of some sort from a click of some sort.
> 3. Bathe in it's frustrating beauty.
> 
> X is now completely locked up. I can't switch to a terminal (ctrl alt
> f1-6)
> or restart X (ctrl alt backspace).
> Sometimes the mouse is still responsive, but then it can't leave
> whatever
> screen it's currently in (I use xinerama on two nvidia card powered
> screens). Clicking on things is futile.


I encountered the same problem exactly as yours previously.

1) My temporary solution
On starting, boot the kernel with "noapic" option

2) My permanent solution
upgrade the BIOS of motherboard

Now my problem gone forever.

Tks


B.R.
Stephen