Description of problem:

Crashes frequently (i.e., within minutes) after boot-up, usually after
some keyboard or mouse input.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
(unknown--perhaps the one that came with Fedora Core 1 install)


How reproducible: it probably isn't--the system has just become
fragile, and anything from changing desktops to hitting "q" in less in
an Xterm can trigger the freeze-up.  However, Ctrl-Alt-<arrow> seems
often (though not always) to be a common thread....(see additional
info below)

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:  Freeze-up


Expected results:  Freeze-up


Additional info:

Running Gnome desktop that came with Fedora Core 1; machine was an
upgrade (?) from RedHat 8.0, done myself a week ago, with many of the
same settings.  I had not run XMMS before now, and brought it up from
the main start menu.  Had listened to a couple .wav files, then paused
it at the beginning of one of them.  When returned to it shortly (less
than a minute), unpaused, changed screens via Ctrl-Alt-Up and the .wav
file froze in place, like a CD with a skip.  It took me a short while
to shut off the machine, as I had been composing an email and wanted
to take notes so I could recover the message when it came back up.

Shut off, waited several seconds (like 10-15) and restarted it. 
Pressed "Y" for disk cleanup.  Came up with login screen, and after
typing first letter in my login, it froze up.

Shut it off again.  Waited even longer.  Brought it up again, pressing
"Y" (let's just say I do this every time :) at disk cleanup.  This
time, could log in and start several Xterms, then tried Ctrl-Alt-Right
to switch to next desktop to the right (obviously).  Froze up.

Shut off, waited several minutes, restarted (with "y"), brought up
some more Xterms, one with root viewing the /var/log/messages file
(containing no clue as to the freeze-ups) in less, changed desktops to
the right again, though by mousing to desktop switcher with no ill
effects.  Started Evolution in that desktop.  Feeling bold,
Ctrl-Alt-Left to previous window and mouse to root window to hit "q"
in less.  Freeze up.

Note that the machine has been freezing when attaching external
parallel CDROM while running (this may seem silly, but I normally
suspend a system to move it from work to home--if I booted up with
CDROM, it has the capability to see it, but apparently not after it
has been unsuspended--learned this the hard way, I guess).  This time,
however, CDROM is nowhere near.  Had been rock-solid except for CDROM
indiscretion, and up to now.