Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Jul 2000 01:35:40 -0400 (EDT) | From | Derek Martin <> | Subject | Re: bizzare 2.2.16 SCSI problems |
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Yesterday, Derek Martin gleaned this insight:
> As a reminder, if I do, say: > > tar -xvf tarfile > > it will get part the way through, and then stop. Indefinitely. If I move > the mouse, it continues. If the file is large enough, it stops again. > IOW *ALL* disk activity stops. Moving the mouse continues. Rinse, repeat. > > Very, very bizarre.
Note: this only seems to happen if:
a) I'm su'd to root, and b) I'm in X
This is XFree86 3.3.5 on RedHat 6.1 in case anyone cares...
Thanks again.
-- --------------------------------------------------------------- Derek D. Martin | Unix/Linux Geek ddm@MissionCriticalLinux.com | derek@cerberus.ne.mediaone.net ---------------------------------------------------------------
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