If /proc isnt mounted, `top` will cause screen corruption ... --- procps-3.2.3/top.c +++ procps-3.2.3/top.c @@ -3201,6 +3201,10 @@ { (void)dont_care_argc; before(*argv); + + if (access("/proc/stat", F_OK)) + std_err("/proc is not mounted, required for output data"); + // +-------------+ windows_stage1(); // top (sic) slice configs_read(); // > spread etc, <