Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.116.70.75]) by smtp.cwctv.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.447.44); Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:52:53 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:47:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:47:04 -0400 Received: from speech.linux-speakup.org ([129.100.109.30]:35024 "EHLO speech.braille.uwo.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:47:03 -0400 Received: from kirk by speech.braille.uwo.ca with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17nHeG-0007VT-00; Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:51:40 -0400 To: Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.5.xx kernels won't run on my Athlon boxes References: <0d6c95254000692DTVMAIL12@smtp.cwctv.net> From: Kirk Reiser Date: 06 Sep 2002 07:51:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: <0d6c95254000692DTVMAIL12@smtp.cwctv.net> Message-ID: Lines: 22 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-Path: linux-kernel-owner+Hell.Surfers=40cwctv.net@vger.kernel.org writes: > I was going to suggest a kernel check from the begining of 2.4ac to see if the problem occurs at some point, as major features are usually stuck in from them first... The 2.4.19 kernels seem to be fine on the box unless it's right after I've rebooted from 2.5.33. Then 2.4.19 seems to be flakey in various interesting ways until I do a full shut off of the hardware and turn it back on. Usually when I'm seeing problems under 2.4.19 they seem to be vm errors in processes. It really likes to kill off my setiathome process with a vm error. It's very consistant. I run a twenty minute cron job to restart setiathome and vm kills it almost immediately. Of course, I shut down the box and turn it off and when it comes back up it runs fine until I restart under 2.5 again. Then five minutes or so and it's dead in the water again. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk@braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/