eeepc random freezes when using terminal

[valemon]

Hello

The last month I got this strange problem. When using the terminal, in random commands (happened with chmod, iwconfig, cat etc) arch freezes and I can only restart with the power button. Also sometimes when I type the first three digits of my routers ip (192) either in firefox or in terminal, gnome restarts and I get back to the login screen. Anyone with an idea on this? using arch 2.6.32 with gnome 2.28.2 on eeepc 1000H

[Roxoff]

If you're seeing random oddness, you may want to try running memtest86. Leave it to run through all its tests, faulty memory should be replaced.

[valemon]

Sorry for the long time berfore responce
I run memtest but no problems occured.
Any other ideas why I get random freezes?

[reed9]

It sounds like X is crashing, which is usually an issue with the graphics card.

I assume the 1000H uses an Intel graphics chipset, which have been known to be troublesome, though all the Intel problems I had have long since passed away with Arch.

Post the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Is everything up to date? Are you using a custom kernel or the stock kernel? Do you have an xorg.conf file or running without one? Do you experience the problem in other terminal emulators or just gnome-terminal? Have you tried other desktop environments/window managers and does the problem persist? Do you have kernel mode setting enabled?

[darkrose0510]

I have seen similar problems when the pcspkr module is loaded on some laptops, see if that module is loaded and unload it if possible.

[valemon]

Thank you for your answers
Here is my /var/log/Xorg.0.log. I update the system quite often and I am running stock kernel. I am using the xorg.conf.
Also I noticed that my system would freeze not only while using gnome-terminal but also doing almost anything at random times.
Also I don't think I have have kernel mode setting enabled

I just removed the module. Waiting to see if I freeze again

Thank you for your time

Edit: System freezed again without the module. I got a strange sense that the random freezes might not be so random. For example I always freeze when I start xchat and type /mode valemon +i . Don't know how and why, but it just happens

[valemon]

BUMP BUMP

I am quite sure that its a system crash not just xserver. I cannot move to consoles (tty1, tty2 etc). Is there a way to reset my gnome?? Or any other ideas?

[CellarDweller]

I just had the same issue with a eeepc 1015b in fedora using lxde desktop-environment. I was also able to get to other ttys but the graphical one froze. I was able to move the mouse-pointer, but that was it. Re-booting from a text-console was no issue... not very elegant, I know.

In SuSe when coming back from a text-console to the graphical one, all the icons look... how to say: distorted - as if the display had really heavy issues. This also happened in lxde.

So not just Gnome.