Issue : my desktop would lock up and become unresponsive while the machine still had a normally functioning OS. Resolution : attempt #1: disable the Lenovo fingerprint reader. This didn't fix it. attempt #2: stop using Google Chrome. Wasn't Google Chrome... attempt #3: stay away from flash... perhaps I'll try uninstalling flash. attempt #4: this seems to have fixed it... update the boot string with i8042.noloop SOLVED : --FOR RHEL update your /boot/grub/grub.conf title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64) root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_neo-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb crashkernel=auto rd_LVM_LV=vg_neo/lv_swap KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_LVM_LV=vg_neo/lv_root rd_NO_DM i8042.noloop initrd /initramfs...
Linux: The whole world made it for you... This blog is a collection of things I come across either at home or at work as a Linux Administrator. I have worked as an Admin working with Solaris, SAN, Backups and Linux at the Enterprise level for over 16 years.