Re: Squeeze freezes
On 2011-03-09, Aquiles Carattino <aqui.carattino@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have just upgraded from Lenny to Squeeze but when surfing internet (both
> with Icewasel or Google Chromium) in some sites (like gmail, for instance)
> the PC completely freezes (no way of going to console, rebooting, etc.) I
> have to turn off the power.
> I have no idea what may be causing this...
In several years of running Debian and other distros I have just once
encountered the problem of a hard lock-up under network load. I solved
the problem by swapping the network card with another. Since you are
experiencing the problem after a recent upgrade I suspect that the newer
kernel module has a bug not present before, or that it is triggering a
bug elsewhere which was previously undetected.
If you are unable to substitute the network card, you could try
installing a lenny kernel; you may of course lose some of the benefits
of the newer kernel in the process.
--
Liam O'Toole
Cork, Ireland
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