Created attachment 92638 [details]
An abridged class file that contains the method causing the problem

The method "private void availableVodComboBoxActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)" in "public class ViewOriginDlgNew extends javax.swing.JDialog {}" locks up my entire PCLinuxOS system when I set a break point within the method. I've attached an abridged class file that contains this method and the other methods that access it.

With the break point set, the initialization code causes the debugger to pause within the above mentioned method, but it does not lock up the system at that time. After all of the initialization is done and I select an item in the Combo Box with a break point set in the offending method, the debugger breaks at the proper point, but I can no longer do anything with my system but push the reset button. The mouse pointer is still functioning, but mouse clicks and keyboard operations are useless. I cannot do anything to close the debugger or get access to the system to kill Netbeans.

This problem occurred in Netbeans 6.7 (and previous) also and I had worked around the problem by using "System.out.println()" calls to output the variables I was interested in so I could get the program running properly.

I recently received a message from "quality@netbeans.org" telling me that issue
"150135	IllegalStateException: Bad expression type: null"
had been addressed so I thought I'd try setting a break point in this offending method to see if it impacted the result I experienced previously, but I'm still experiencing system lockups when I do so. I'm uncertain if the aforementioned issue is related to this problem.