Re: Total lockup with kernel 2.4.14
On 11 Nov 2001, Stephen Gran wrote:
> Thus spake Anthony Campbell:
> > On 09 Nov 2001, David Rose wrote:
> > > Anthony Campbell in message Total lockup with kernel 2.4.14 (Fri, 11/09 16:32):
> > >
> > > > I had two lockups with kernel 2.4.12; I've just had another with 2.4.14.
> > > > I was online at all these times, using Acroread on the last occasion.
> > > > No key or mouse would work. The hard disk kept running.
> > > >
> > > > I think this may be a VM issue, because it doesn't seem to happen with
> > > > the Alan Cox patches.
> > > >
> > > > Anthony.
> > > This has happened to me twice at work using acroread (as plugged into Opera),
> > > and once at home using large fonts in the Gimp. After a reboot from the Gimp
> > > crash, I tried to use a large font again and hung X. Ctrl-Alt-BS got me out
> > > the second time, where it would not the first time.
> > >
> > > Both machines in question are 2.4.14 kernels.
> > >
> > > -David Rose
> > Yet another lockup, this time using the Alan Cox v.7 version of 2.4.13.
> > Once again, it was during a download, but not a very big one.
> > This is really bad; I used to boast that these things only happened
> > with W.....s but now they are happening frequently with Linux.
> >
> > My swap space is hardly touched at all so it can't be that. I can only
> > think it's to do with VM.
> >
> > I think I shall have to install ext3 because of these crashes, but they
> > are very bad news. Am I the only one getting this experience?
> >
> > Anthony Campbell
> I was, but I seem to have much better mileage with 2.4.13-ac and ext3 -
> up for 17 days so far without any problems. It seems that the 2.4
> kernels are still a bit rough.
> Good luck,
> Steve
>
> --
> Laetrile is the pits.
I'm grateful to all who have replied; it's a relief to find I'm not the
only sufferer! However, I'm no nearer to understanding what is going on.
In all cases the lockups have occurred when I've been online,
downloading stuff, though not necessarily large files. At present I'm
wondering if there could be an interaction with the Genome-at-home
program, which attempts to send stuff to its host at intervals. I shall
try turning it off to see if that helps.
Anthony
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