Re: machine seems to pause for a few seconds

[Nathan E Norman <finn@midco.net>]

On Wed, 23 Dec 1998, Geoffrey Deasey wrote:

 : I have a dual PII 333 running debian 2.0 and it seems to just stop
 : for about 2-3 seconds, randomly.  Anyone have any idea what this is ?
 : 
 :  Regards,                 | Debian GNU/   __      o
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What kernel are you running?  If it's not a 2.1.x kernel you may be
experiencing difficulty in the SMP code.

I run 2.1.125 on my dual PII ... it runs great.

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