If I type, nothing shows on screen. I tried doing "echo 'something' >
somefile", and the file doesn't exist, so it's not just a display
problem.
I can still switch VTs and turn the numlock led on and off.
There is no disk activity.
This does NOT happen as soon as I boot. Last unstable kernel I tried was
2.1.57 and the bug was already here.
The way I test this is with tin+leafnode (though I don't know which one
triggers the bug, if any). I can read several articles/groups for a few
minutes, then everything freezes (not always in the same place).
I have pretty standard hardware, and this freezing does not happen in
2.0.31 pre9 (no, I didn't bother to upgrade).
Let's hope somebody can find somthing from the symptoms, feel free to
email me if you want more information.
Mat