From: David W. Summers (dws@cseg03.uark.edu)
Date: 01/10/93


From: dws@cseg03.uark.edu (David W. Summers)
Subject: Re: Possible Kernel bug
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 20:50:23 GMT

jlnance@eos.ncsu.edu (JAMES LEWIS NANCE) writes:

>Here is the problem:
>
>I will be typing along in any of the 3 linux windows on the DECstation end and
>periodically the shell seems to lock up. By this I mean that you can hit return
>multiple times and nothing happens (No scrolling, no prompt, nothing). You can
>wait for several (30?) seconds and nothing happens. If you move to the other 2
>windows and press return in each of these windows, then the locked up window
>comes back to life. When it comes back, it remembers everything that you typed
>into it while it was locked up. Then you can type for a few minutes and the
>window locks up again. Any of the 3 windows will lock up, not just the telnet
>windows. If I logout of the telnet windows and leave the Xterm running, things
>seem to work fine.
>
>Thought someone might want to know
>
>Jim Nance

I have this exact same problem with 0.99.2.

   - David Summers

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