Bug#393882: linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: system freezes eratically with no reason [powerpc, vserver]
Package: linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc
Version: 2.6.18-2
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system
I have upgraded my box with a 2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc kernel, and its the
third time my box completely freeze after some time (between 10 minutes and 1
hour): no more keyboard, no more mouse, no more network activity. The system
just hang forever. No specific messages in any logs (I checked syslog,
messages and kern.log).
I was just writing mail (emacs+mutt+postfix), nothing special.
I do not remember getting such a behavior with any computer running Linux
since my early days using the SLS distribution.
I run Debian sid on a Mac Powerbook Aluminium (PowerBook5,4) and am connected
to my LAN through the airport (bcm53xx) card. I wonder if it may come from the
bcm53xx driver (see bugs #392065).
I switched back to a 2.6.17-2-vserver-powerpc kernel in order to try if it
comes from the kernel, since then everything seems right (no freeze yet).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-vserver-powerpc
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.60 tools for generating an initramfs
ii mkvmlinuz 24 create a kernel to boot a PowerPC
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-15 Yet Another mkInitRD
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc recommends:
ii util-vserver 0.30.210-10 user-space tools for Linux-Vserver
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: false
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: false
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-1-vserver-powerpc:
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