Re: [gentoo-user] ntfs-3g problem (I suppose) - locking system

[Francisco Ares <frares@gmail.com>]

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2013/3/15 Randolph Maaßen <r.maassen60@gmail.com>

> 2013/3/15 Francisco Ares <frares@gmail.com>
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> During some months now, this machine was (and still is, sometimes)
>> suffering from a strange progressive lock down. It always has begun with
>> the web browser, passing to the whole X environment, and finally I could
>> not even use a console.
>>
>> After several trial and error actions, as no log entry could give any
>> hint on what is going on, it seems that I found something consistent.
>>
>> This machine is a dual-boot Linux/Windows, as my wife once in a while
>> needs to work on a Windows O.S. .  The lock down starts when she saves a
>> file received by e-mail in a ntfs-3g mounted partition, so that file would
>> also be accessible whenever she uses Windows.
>>
>> The reason why I suspect of ntfs-3g is that when the lock down starts,
>> that is, if only the web browser locks, just unmounting (and mounting back
>> later) that partition, recovers the web browser functionality. Sometimes,
>> when the lock down has already affected the whole graphic environment, but
>> I still may use a console, again unmounting that same partition also
>> unlocks everithing.
>>
>> I have already tried to emerge ntfs-3g with different use flags, but the
>> problem persists. Even built a new kernel and re-emerged ntfs-3g after
>> that. Now ntfs-3g package is using its own "fuse".
>>
>> I would really appreciate any hints on what to do or where to look for
>> any more information on this subject.  Perhaps I am still looking at an
>> effect, and not the cause.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Francisco
>>
>> --
>> "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you
>> and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have
>> one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
>> - George Bernard Shaw
>
>
> Have you had a look at dmesg after lock / unlock?
>
> driver oriented problems should show up here
>
> --
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
>
> Randolph Maaßen
>
>

Yes, I did, and nothing shows up. Looks like dmesg has also been affected.

Thanks
Francisco

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