Gerald Weber wrote: > > hi, > > KDB...type bt... > thats the prob,i can't type anything on the keyboard..screen stays dark.. If the machine is in X, or if the console has blanked, this will be the case... if you start your tar command from a text console, do you see the kdb prompt when it hangs? -Eric -- Eric Sandeen XFS for Linux http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs sandeen@sgi.com SGI, Inc.