gconf strange message

Hi all, I am having a stable Debian distribution with GNOME on MIPS24KF (mipsel). When I run several applications after a while (3-4 hours not deterministic) my applications crashes. My dmesg shows the following: Nov 6 21:08:43 hz-stb-1 gconfd (root-1799): starting (version 2.16.1), pid 1799 use

Linux stuck when serial cable is disconnected

terminal. When I disconnect the serial cable my Linux get stuck. Even my telnet connection doesnt responds. When I re-connect the serial everything is OK again. Do you know what can be the problem? I am working with HW flow control? can it be the problem? Thanks a lot! Hagit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE