yes I have. the process would still take 99% CPU and progressively lock up the system, only it would just take a little longer -Eric On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Stephen wrote: > Have you tried setting nice. Might be a more graceful bandaid. > > On Dec 21, 2010 5:23 PM, "Technomage Hawke" wrote: > > ok, > > I've tried searching for a resolution through the debian bug reporting system without any usable results. I keep having a random occurrence of udisks-daemon causing my powerbook G3 to start locking up. I can killall it but that takes some time (as the keyboard gets locked up along with the rest of the machine). > > > > is there a module that calls this process? I have been unable to find a binary on the HD with this name. I suspect that it may be part of the dubs system, but with no useful information, I can't do any more without help. > > > > this is rather important as this is my only accessible notebook and I DO NOT have the resources to just go out and buy another one. to continue, after killing the above named rogue process, the machine stabilizes for a short time and then ORCA (the talking desktop for the blind) starts getting increasingly unstable eventually crashing completely. > > > > I don't like to ask for help here as I generally get the impression that I am an inconvenience (I'm sorry that I can't help that I am blind AND unemployed, but thats what life dealt me and I have to deal with it). > > > > anyway, if anyone has any suggestions on how I can resolve this issue on my PPC G3 750, I'd welcome the input. > > > > -Eric > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss