gentoo-sources-r5 kernel oops at random times

je_fro

Hi, I recently upgraded to gentoo-sources-r5 and I'm getting lockups that freeze the system and leave the LED's on the keyboard flashing. I have several other kernels functioning properly: 2.5.75, 2.6.0-test1, gaming-sources, and 2.4.21. Sometimes, the lockup occurs when I try to open a browser, though this is not always the case. Most of the time, the oops occurs at shutdown after X dies. A few services are stopped, followed by something like this:

cryos · Retired Dev Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 242 Location: US

I have been getting random freezes using this kernel too. I wanted to try to isolate whether these were caused by the kernel or hardware. I am currently trying to recompile the vanilla-sources to see if they exhibit similar behaviour...

I hope it is just the kernel and not something more difficult to figure out...

je_fro · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:54 am Post subject: well...

I'm using 2.6.0-test1 and 2.4.21 with no problems. gentoo-sources won't work for me. It locks up.

MoBo Abit-NF7-S (nforce2)
Athlon-XP Barton
SIS SATA (unused)
Tulip card,
8139too card.
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My site with some gentoo config files:
http://je-fro.net/page.html

cryos · Retired Dev Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 242 Location: US

I wonder if it is anything to do with the motherboard chipset? I am using the ASUS A7N266VM motherboard which uses the nforce chipset by NVidia and running an Athlon XP 2000+. It runs for me but locks up randomly. I have been looking at the other sources available but I need one with the ATM patches for my ADSL PCI card.

I might look at 2.6.0-test1 as the 2.4.21 vanilla doesn't have the patches I need. Otherwise I could may be track down the individual patches I need and patch the kernel myself - never done that though so it may take me a while ot get my head around it.

Just some thoughts on possible cause of the problem - there is definitely something wrong but my logs don't give me any clues as to why it ocasionally freezes for 10 seconds or indefinitely sometimes...

mitchwinkle · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 6

The same thing happens with me on a Pentium III 500 Mhz machine, so it's not looking good for a hardware issue.

Mine seems to lock up only when the monitor has gone into APM mode for some period ot time, so I am experimenting with "apm=off acpi=off" on boot as a kernel option....we shall see...

Mitch
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je_fro · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: I've switched.

I'm using the latest gaming-sources because gentoo-sources locks up in 5 minutes every time. I've3 recompiled it a few times and gone with the most conservative options I could think of. The only time I can get any information is on shutdown when I get the :

mitchwinkle · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 6

well, that's not it...."apm=off acpi=off" didn't help....when I woke up this morning, the machine was locked and I can't find any logs to tell me what happened. What led me towards apm was that the power switch on the PC won't work at all. I have to phyically unplug the machine to get it to power off. Luckily it's on the desktop so that's easy :-D

Now I'm looking at hdparm, but it was defaulting to DMA on, so I don't think that's it....may have to go to vanilla sources and try a different kernel...
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