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Re: Etch system frequently hanging - help to diagnose origin needed



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On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:32:00AM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> I have a randomly recurring problem on my etch system which should be
> diagnosed if possible - there's almost certainly a grave bug
> somewhere.
> 
> My computer keeps crashing in a weird way.
> 
> I am running GNOME.  I'm attaching the current output of ps aux; it
> would have been very similar when the system crashed.

What happened was that the screen froze and neither the keyboard nor
mouse responded to anything.  Rhythmbox continued playing for about
another 30 seconds, and then it too stopped.  I could not ssh into the
box from an external machine either - the ssh command just hung.  I
left the computer on for about another 10 minutes, during which time
cron wrote a cron job into /var/log/messages.  Then I did a reset
using the reset button (which resulted in a message from shutdown in
the same log file).  There was not other message in any other log file
from that time period.

This type of crash has happened several times in the last few weeks,
and I have no idea how to track it down.

Help please!

   Julian
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         1  0.0  0.1   1940   640 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 init [2]  
root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    08:53   0:00 [migration/0]
root         3  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        SN   08:53   0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root         4  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [events/0]
root         5  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [khelper]
root         6  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kthread]
root         9  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kblockd/0]
root        10  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kacpid]
root        74  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kseriod]
root       114  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    08:53   0:00 [pdflush]
root       115  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    08:53   0:00 [pdflush]
root       116  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kswapd0]
root       117  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [aio/0]
root       329  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kjournald]
root       443  0.0  0.1   2492   924 ?        S<s  08:53   0:00 udevd --daemon
root       664  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [khubd]
root       678  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kedac]
root       693  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kpsmoused]
root       845  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kgameportd]
root      1052  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kmirrord]
root      1087  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   08:53   0:00 [kjournald]
root      1411  0.0  0.0   1748   408 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 dhclient -e -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.eth0.leases eth0
daemon    1441  0.0  0.0   1684   368 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 /sbin/portmap
root      1813  0.0  0.1   1624   620 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 /sbin/syslogd
root      1819  0.0  0.0   1580   392 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 /sbin/klogd -x
root      1837  0.0  0.1   4880   912 ?        Ss   08:53   0:00 /usr/sbin/hpiod
hplip     1840  0.0  0.9   9636  4876 ?        S    08:53   0:00 python /usr/sbin/hpssd
root      1883  0.0  0.1   2872   528 ?        S    08:53   0:00 ptal-mlcd mlc:par:HP_LaserJet_1220 -devidmatch MDL:HP LaserJet 1220; -base 0x378 -basehigh 0x778 -device /dev/lp0
root      1886  0.0  0.0   3628   488 ?        S    08:53   0:00 ptal-printd mlc:par:HP_LaserJet_1220 -morepipes 9 -like /etc/ptal/ptal-printd-like
postgres  1902  0.0  0.7  20232  3728 ?        S    08:53   0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/8.1/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/postgresql/8.1/main -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.1/main/postgresql.conf
postgres  1904  0.0  0.2  20232  1132 ?        S    08:53   0:00 postgres: writer process                                                                                                      
postgres  1905  0.0  0.2  11012  1060 ?        S    08:53   0:00 postgres: stats buffer process                                                                                                
postgres  1906  0.0  0.2  10172  1176 ?        S    08:53   0:00 postgres: stats collector process                                                                                             
root      1925  0.0  5.1  28544 26396 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/spamd --create-prefs --username=jdg --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir -d --pidfile=/var/run/spamd.pid
root      2007  0.0  0.1   1572   560 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket
root      2025  0.0  0.3   4640  2000 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
105       2033  0.0  0.1   2172   832 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
114       2041  0.0  0.7   5412  3892 ?        Ss   08:54   0:01 /usr/sbin/hald
root      2042  0.0  0.1   2892  1012 ?        S    08:54   0:00 hald-runner
114       2048  0.0  0.1   2012   848 ?        S    08:54   0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
114       2053  0.0  0.1   2016   860 ?        S    08:54   0:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event0
root      2062  0.0  0.1   1804   616 ?        S    08:54   0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdd
root      2064  0.0  0.1   1804   612 ?        S    08:54   0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdc
jdg       2067  0.0  4.8  28544 25064 ?        S    08:54   0:00 spamd child
jdg       2068  0.0  4.8  28544 25028 ?        S    08:54   0:00 spamd child
avahi     2083  0.0  0.2   2548  1368 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 avahi-daemon: running [burnside.local]
avahi     2084  0.0  0.0   2548   480 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
root      2096  0.0  0.1   2676   696 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/dirmngr --daemon --sh
jdg       2121 88.1  0.0    616   352 ?        RNs  08:54  33:17 /usr/local/lib/dnetc/dnetc -quiet
102       2164  0.0  0.1   5284   976 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
root      2173  0.0  0.1   3020   608 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/famd -T 0
nobody    2187  0.0  0.1   3396   804 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Tools/gdomap -I /var/run/gdomap.pid -p
root      2191  0.0  0.0   1624   380 ttyS0    Ss+  08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t mman -Rraw
root      2198  0.0  0.1   2720   936 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/lisa
root      2228  0.0  0.1   1744   560 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root      2239  0.0  0.2   5872  1356 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
root      2242  0.0  0.4   9024  2444 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
root      2251  0.0  0.2   9024  1076 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
root      2253  0.0  0.2   4924  1056 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root      2257  0.0  0.1   3516   940 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/vsftpd
root      2265  0.0  0.6   5140  3512 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/xfs -daemon
root      2363  0.0  0.9  14544  4812 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/Xprt -ac -pn -nolisten tcp -audit 4 -fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,/usr/local/share/fonts/X11/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/ :64
root      2482  0.0  0.3  12620  1740 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm
root      2488  0.0  0.5  13112  2608 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm
root      2491  0.9  5.5  33596 28776 tty7     S<Ls+ 08:54   0:20 /usr/bin/X :0 -dpi 96 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
statd     2494  0.0  0.1   1720   716 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /sbin/rpc.statd
root      2513  0.0  0.0   3512   516 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/rpc.idmapd
ntp       2529  0.0  0.2   4132  1344 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 111:120 -g
root      2539  0.0  0.1   2032   592 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd
root      2541  0.0  0.1   2028   584 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
root      2551  0.0  0.1   4632   660 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/squid -D -sYC
proxy     2561  0.0  0.8   6868  4568 ?        S    08:54   0:00 (squid) -D -sYC
proxy     2565  0.0  0.0   1424   284 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 (unlinkd)
daemon    2578  0.0  0.0   1828   420 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root      2585  0.0  0.1   2196   884 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
jdg       2615  0.0  2.2  23340 11812 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-session
root      2636  0.0  1.9  23484 10104 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  2686  0.0  1.0  23484  5180 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  2687  0.0  1.0  23484  5176 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  2688  0.0  1.0  23484  5176 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  2694  0.0  1.0  23484  5176 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  2695  0.0  1.0  23484  5176 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
root      2733  0.0  0.0   1576   492 tty1     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty1
root      2734  0.0  0.0   1576   488 tty2     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty2
root      2735  0.0  0.0   1576   488 tty3     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty3
root      2736  0.0  0.0   1572   492 tty4     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty4
root      2737  0.0  0.0   1576   492 tty5     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty5
root      2739  0.0  0.0   1576   492 tty6     Ss+  08:54   0:00 /sbin/getty -f /etc/issue.linuxlogo 38400 tty6
jdg       2797  0.0  0.1   4132   684 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/gnome-session
jdg       2798  0.0  0.1   4128   676 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/gnome-session
jdg       2801  0.0  0.1   2568   632 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/gnome-session
jdg       2802  0.1  0.1   2172   840 ?        Ss   08:54   0:02 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 4 --print-address 6 --session
jdg       2804  0.0  0.8   8108  4424 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2 11
jdg       2807  0.0  0.1   2556   788 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
jdg       2809  0.0  0.5   7588  3028 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=18
jdg       2811  0.0  1.9  30476  9916 ?        Sl   08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/control-center/gnome-settings-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=26
jdg       2814  0.0  0.3   3304  1612 ?        SL   08:54   0:00 /usr/bin/esd -nobeeps
jdg       2820  0.1  1.9  16904 10016 ?        Ss   08:54   0:03 metacity --sm-save-file 1169417682-2868-1431655754.ms
jdg       2827  0.0  3.2  28720 16728 ?        Ssl  08:54   0:01 gnome-panel --sm-config-prefix /gnome-panel-DaPfkU/ --sm-client-id 117f000001000116184541500000036310001 --screen 0
jdg       2829  0.0  3.6  66936 18740 ?        Ssl  08:54   0:01 nautilus --sm-config-prefix /nautilus-IydMC0/ --sm-client-id 117f000001000116184541600000036310003 --screen 0
jdg       2830  0.0  1.0  19172  5220 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 gnome-volume-manager --sm-config-prefix /gnome-volume-manager-ZDRP40/ --sm-client-id 117f000001000116184541500000036310002 --screen 0
jdg       2832  0.0  2.5  23140 13044 ?        S    08:54   0:01 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=30
jdg       2834  0.0  1.4  47884  7432 ?        Ss   08:54   0:00 gnome-cups-icon --sm-config-prefix /gnome-cups-icon-fFFMM0/ --sm-client-id 117f000001000116184545500000036310005 --screen 0
jdg       2837  0.0  0.8  10780  4224 ?        Sl   08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/gnome-vfs-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_VFS_Daemon_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=32
jdg       2839  0.3  4.3  35228 22592 ?        Ssl  08:54   0:07 /usr/local/bin/skype -session 117f000001000116818572200000026240005_1169417682_960765
jdg       2846  0.2  3.3  38020 17348 ?        Ssl  08:54   0:04 gnome-terminal --sm-client-id 117f000001000116945438100000028370001 --screen 0
jdg       2848  0.4  7.1  50952 36740 ?        Ss   08:54   0:10 gnucash bin --sm-client-id 117f000001000116945441800000028370005 --screen 0
jdg       2850  8.5  4.8 103344 24924 ?        SLsl 08:54   3:12 rhythmbox --sm-client-id 117f000001000116945477800000028370006 --screen 0
jdg       2858  0.0  0.2   5260  1516 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice -quickstart -nologo -nodefault -splash-pipe=5
jdg       2869  0.0  3.2  27008 16988 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/gnome-keyboard-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_KeyboardApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=40
jdg       2882  0.0  1.4  19164  7596 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/notification-area-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=44
jdg       2884  0.0  2.1  25728 11224 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=46
jdg       2886  0.0  1.4  19268  7736 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/multiload-applet-2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_MultiLoadApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=47
jdg       2889  0.0  0.1   2476   920 ?        S    08:54   0:00 /usr/lib/nautilus-cd-burner/mapping-daemon
jdg       2896  0.0  0.1   2476   776 ?        S    08:54   0:00 gnome-pty-helper
jdg       2897  0.0  0.4   5768  2160 pts/0    Ss   08:54   0:00 bash
jdg       2928  0.0  8.1 112512 41952 ?        Sl   08:54   0:01 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin -quickstart -nologo -nodefault -splash-pipe=5
jdg       2940  0.0  0.4   5420  2336 ?        S    08:54   0:00 xscreensaver -nosplash
jdg       2953  0.0  1.5  19392  7784 ?        S    08:55   0:00 gnome-typing-monitor -n
jdg       2954  0.0  0.4   5784  2232 pts/1    Ss   08:55   0:00 bash
jdg       2966  0.0  5.3  94452 27528 ?        Sl   08:55   0:01 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
jdg       3009  0.0  0.6   8268  3192 pts/0    S    08:55   0:00 /usr/bin/mutt -F /home/jdg/.muttrc.uklinux
jdg       3094  0.0  2.2  20724 11624 ?        S    08:58   0:00 /usr/lib/notification-daemon/notification-daemon
jdg       3528  0.0  1.6  13940  8680 ?        S    09:10   0:00 /usr/bin/emacs21 -i
jdg       3536  0.0  1.0  11876  5640 pts/0    S+   09:10   0:00 emacs -nw /tmp/mutt-burnside-1000-3009-31
jdg       4150  0.0  0.1   4528  1000 pts/1    R+   09:31   0:00 ps aux

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