Re: 2.6 Kernel, Strange System Lock (not kernel panic)
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 11:41:06AM -0500, Brett Carrington wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 06:02:51PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 07:07:11AM -0500, Brett Carrington wrote:
> > > A few days after I upgraded to the 2.6 tree (using debian's precompiled
> > > packages) something very bad happened.
> > >
> > > I'm not very knowledgable about this kind of problem, but could
> > > it be memory or disk problems?
> > >
> >
> > Does rebooting solve the problem, and does it return if you leave the
> > computer standing again, is it consistent in how long it takes and does
> > it matter if you are working (does it only happen when the computer is
> > idle or only when it is running)?
> > Did you upgrade anything other then the kernel?
> > Do you still have a 2.4 kernel installed and does it run ok?
> > I am assuming you are using unstable or testing if you upgraded to 2.6.
> Rebooting fixes it. I've only had it do this after idle time (but I'm
> probably always running spamassassin on incoming mail.)
>
> I'm running testing with no backports from unstable or anything like
> that.
I am not sure if its going to catch anything but you may try running
top in a visible window when you leave your computer.
If you computer locks up you will get a list of the active processes
(probably not all since there will be more then fits on screen). This
is true as long as the monitor is on (no screen saver).
Its not very pretty but may give some hints.
Also, are there any logs in /var/log/(syslog|kern.log|messages) that
look suspicious?
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