Re: Hard freezes with Sid/Experimental

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 10/21/08 20:47, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Over about two days, I have had three hard freezes with Sid/Experimental.
> A few minutes ago, I saw one happen (the others where while I was away).
> The computer instantly went from fully functional, no problems to frozen
> solid. Nothing moving on screen, no response to ctrl-alt-backspace or
> ctrl-alt-del. No response to ping or power button "soft off". The music
> was replace by a fast cycling jittering/buzzing noise. After a hard reset,
> everything is fine.
>
> The most recent obvious candidate change is the most recent kernel update,
> which I did shortly before the first freeze. This was the upgrade to
> linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 version 2.6.26-9.
>
> I see nothing in syslog - everything is normal and then BAM! - restart.

If possible, go to a separate computer and try to ssh in from there.

> If anyone has any ideas or advice, that would be great.
> Otherwise, I guess this a warning to be alert for problems.

Only useful if you specify your hardware, and which drivers are 
controlling them.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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