2003-05-23 18:58:00

by jpo234

Subject: Dead machine, blinking Keyboard and no Oops on console

Hi List,
the Subject basically describes what I see. This is (yeah, I know)
a SuSE kernel with a small local hack. I don't expect that anybody
will debug this for me, but maybe some clues what could cause this
would be most welcome.

Specifics (just in case this rings a bell):
Kernel is a local build from the SuSE kernel-source-2.4.19.SuSE-175.i586.rpm RPM (e.g. the current one),
my local patch adds socket specific statistics (e.g. packet count,
retransmits, out-of-order packets,...).

Observation:
No Oops, no panic, just a sudden freeze with the blinking keyboard
lights.

Thanks in advance
J?rg

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2003-05-23 19:11:29

by Jeff Garzik

Subject: Re: Dead machine, blinking Keyboard and no Oops on console

On Fri, May 23, 2003 at 03:11:03PM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> No Oops, no panic, just a sudden freeze with the blinking keyboard
> lights.

Blinking keyboard lights means kernel panic.

Jeff

2003-05-23 19:20:10

by jpo234

Subject: Re: Dead machine, blinking Keyboard and no Oops on console

Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Blinking keyboard lights means kernel panic.
>
> Jeff

Shouldn't a panic cause some message on the console?
Does the missing message provide a clue?
Any other hints on how to track this down?

Thanks in advance
Joerg

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2003-05-26 15:14:07

by Pavel Machek

Subject: Re: Dead machine, blinking Keyboard and no Oops on console

Hi!

> >Blinking keyboard lights means kernel panic.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Shouldn't a panic cause some message on the console?
> Does the missing message provide a clue?

I'd go for serial console at this point...
Pavel
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2003-05-27 13:53:14

by John Bradford

Subject: Re: Dead machine, blinking Keyboard and no Oops on console

> > > Blinking keyboard lights means kernel panic.
> > Shouldn't a panic cause some message on the console?
> > Does the missing message provide a clue?
> I'd go for serial console at this point...

...or the morse code output patch...

John.