I finally remembered to run rhythmbox from the terminal and induce this problem. Without debug set (-d option), nothing interesting at all happens. With debug mode set, something interesting happens: nothing. That is, during the bug, output to the terminal just stops.
I start playing a song, and you start seeing lines like the following:
However, when I induce the problem and cause the system to free, output to the terminal temporarily stops and is never recovered (notice the jump in system time):
Update:
I finally remembered to run rhythmbox from the terminal and induce this problem. Without debug set (-d option), nothing interesting at all happens. With debug mode set, something interesting happens: nothing. That is, during the bug, output to the terminal just stops.
I start playing a song, and you start seeing lines like the following:
(20:27:59) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell- player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 4:215(0)] player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 4:215(0)] player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 4:215(0)] player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 4:215(0)] player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 5:215(0)]
(20:27:59) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
(20:28:00) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
(20:28:00) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
(20:28:00) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
However, when I induce the problem and cause the system to free, output to the terminal temporarily stops and is never recovered (notice the jump in system time):
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell- player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 5:215(0)] window_ configure_ cb] rb-shell.c:1600: storing window size of 1279:750 plugin. c:118: window got focus, re-grabbing media keys window_ configure_ cb] rb-shell.c:1600: storing window size of 1279:750 player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 5:215(0)] plugin. c:118: window got focus, re-grabbing media keys player. c:3223: tick: [file:/ //media/ sda2/music/ Jack%20Johnson/ Brushfire% 20Fairytales/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%201( 01)%20Inaudible %20Melodies. MP3, 31:215(0)] plugin. c:118: window got focus, re-grabbing media keys
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [rb_shell_
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [window_focus_cb] rb-mmkeys-
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [rb_shell_
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
(20:28:01) [0x80dc408] [window_focus_cb] rb-mmkeys-
(20:28:26) [0x80dc408] [tick_cb] rb-shell-
(20:28:26) [0x80dc408] [window_focus_cb] rb-mmkeys-
Note that music DOES continue to play during this system freeze, in spite of the lack of terminal output.