Re: Kernel problem
Hilary Snaden wrote:
> Description: Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid
>
> After a recent kernel update, my previously very stable laptop developed
> major problems. After a period usually of about 12 hours (once after only 2
> hours, once after about 36), the machine froze, requiring a hard power
> cycle. At no time did desktop indicators (Mate and Xfce) show CPU hogging or
> memory shortage. Two more kernel updates did not resolve this problem. There
> were frequent flickers of the display. I suspected that the keyboard had
> become more sluggish, occasionally missing keystrokes altogether.
>
> On last starting the machine, I booted using the earliest installed kernel
> 5.7.0-3 (5.7.17-1). The first thing I noticed was that the keyboard was
> properly responsive again. It has now been running for over 27 hours with
> not so much as a missed keystroke. The display has been rock solid again.
>
> What change in 5.9 (perhaps 5.8) may be caused the machine to freeze, and
> can it be fixed?
Could be anything. You are running the unstable version of
Debian.
You should report it to the Debian kernel maintainers:
Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
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