2003-07-16 12:12:32

by J. Hidding

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Subject: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

Hello,

linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes quite often. I think it's
related with running a verry nasty Mozilla 1.4, but it's
only a hunch. Is anybody else experiencing this problem?

Johan Hidding


2003-07-16 12:18:13

by Stefano Rivoir

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

J. Hidding wrote:

> Hello,
>
> linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes quite often. I think it's
> related with running a verry nasty Mozilla 1.4, but it's
> only a hunch. Is anybody else experiencing this problem?

Yes, me :(

They seem to be totally random (no mozilla, here): I use KDE
and they may occur while scrolling down a window, or while
typing in a shell session or whatever.

I couldn't find a way to reproduce it so far.

Note that they did not happen up to kernel 2.5.75, and they
show up with 2.6.0-t1 and 2.6.0-t1-mm1.

No clues in syslog or kern.log, simply a sudden hard freeze,
without particular HD or CPU activity before.

Bye!

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Stefano RIVOIR
GTS Srl



2003-07-16 12:58:33

by J. Hidding

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:33:01 +0200
Stefano Rivoir <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Yes, me :(
>
>Note that they did not happen up to kernel 2.5.75, and
>they show up with 2.6.0-t1 and 2.6.0-t1-mm1.
>
>Bye!
>--
>Stefano RIVOIR
>GTS Srl
>

When 2.6.0-test1 did it on me, I went back to 2.5.75,
which took a nap after 2 hours, than to 2.5.73-mm2, and it
also froze. Some behaviour it didn't show at it's own
time, so I guessed it had to do with some recently
installed software.

Johan Hidding


2003-07-16 13:46:46

by Henrik Persson

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:33:01 +0200
Stefano Rivoir <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, me :(
>
> They seem to be totally random (no mozilla, here): I use KDE
> and they may occur while scrolling down a window, or while
> typing in a shell session or whatever.
>
> I couldn't find a way to reproduce it so far.
>
> Note that they did not happen up to kernel 2.5.75, and they
> show up with 2.6.0-t1 and 2.6.0-t1-mm1.
>
> No clues in syslog or kern.log, simply a sudden hard freeze,
> without particular HD or CPU activity before.

Same here. No clues at all why it froze.. I was just browsing my mail and
voila. Has only happend once so far.

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Henrik Persson [email protected] http://nix.badanka.com

2003-07-17 14:33:20

by J. Hidding

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

>Yes, me :(
>
>They seem to be totally random (no mozilla, here): I use
>KDE and they may occur while scrolling down a window, or
>while typing in a shell session or whatever.
>
>I couldn't find a way to reproduce it so far.
>
>Note that they did not happen up to kernel 2.5.75, and
>they show up with 2.6.0-t1 and 2.6.0-t1-mm1.
>
>No clues in syslog or kern.log, simply a sudden hard
>freeze, without particular HD or CPU activity before.
>
>Bye!
>
>--
>Stefano RIVOIR
>GTS Srl
>

I'm getting very frustated right now, as I seem to be
unable to find ANY kernel that doesn't freeze. (2.4.21
this time) I'm beginning to think there's something wrong
with my machine itself. How can I test my computer for any
malfunctioning hardware (memory for example, or
overheating)?

Johan Hidding

2003-07-17 14:40:16

by Mark Watts

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

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> I'm getting very frustated right now, as I seem to be
> unable to find ANY kernel that doesn't freeze. (2.4.21
> this time) I'm beginning to think there's something wrong
> with my machine itself. How can I test my computer for any
> malfunctioning hardware (memory for example, or
> overheating)?

memtest86 for ram (let it run overnight) and lmsensors for temps.

Mark.

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Mark Watts
Senior Systems Engineer
QinetiQ TIM
St Andrews Road, Malvern
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2003-07-17 14:50:00

by Ivan Gyurdiev

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Subject: Re: linux-2.6.0-test1 freezes sometimes

I experience freezes too, with recent 2.5 kernels, as well as i/o
lockups (attempted disk activity freezes programs, but I can move the
mouse, etc...). I posted an oops (kernel BUG) for the second here:

http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0307.1/1682.html

Are you using tcq by any chance? Just curious.