[MPlayer-users] system freeze

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 02:16:10AM +0000, SoulEdge wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Wednesday 05 February 2003 22:46, Gabucino wrote:
> > > A program running as non-root *cannot* make your computer lock up
> > > unless something is seriously wrong with your hardware or drivers.
> >
> > xawtv always locks up my X/kernel (random) if I do some mode switching with
> > xawtv running.. Today I was watching TV with it, then noticed the
> > caps+scroll leds blinking :)) But it's shit anyways.

Like I said, broken drivers.

> Yup.- and if you do a:
> 
> dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/fd0

LOL, are you claiming this is a bug in dd? (Like the supposed "bug" in
mplayer causing lockups?)

> (for anyone unfamiliar with the dd command, that's like trying
> to make an iso image from a cdrom and store it in the floppy
> drive)
> 
> It causes any current kernel to lock up. :o)

If this is true, more broken drivers, but I really doubt it... It
should be the same as any other write beyond end of device, which
would just give i/o error.

Rich