From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:10:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:10:07 -0500 Received: from mail007.syd.optusnet.com.au ([203.2.75.231]:46533 "EHLO mail007.syd.optusnet.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:09:57 -0500 Subject: Re: PROBLEM: System locks up after "spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7" From: Antony Suter To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release) Date: 15 Jan 2002 00:08:03 +1100 Message-Id: <1011013691.5219.17.camel@gestalt.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 19:27, Ricardo Galli wrote: > > sporadically my machine hangs (no response to keyboard, can't connect > > via network, no interaction via remote-control) and the last thing I > > see (if I see anything at all) is something like > > > > > > --- snip --- > > [...] > > Jan 13 21:30:00 atlan CROND[2876]: (till) CMD (fetchmail&> /dev/null) > > Jan 13 21:30:09 atlan kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7. > > I am having the same problem since several versions ago: > > Jan 13 15:15:48 antoli kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7. > > It always happens when X is started on the kernel tainted with the nvidia > module. But never gave any problem at all. > > I've never reported it due the tainted version. But it seems it's not > directly related to nvidia driver nor the hardware. > > I have an ASUS/Intel815 motherboard (BTW, the 8259A is the Intel programmable > interrupt controller). Ive gotten the same message in my logs since Dec 30th. The very same day I switched to Mandrake 8.1, with NVIDIAs latest drivers (2313) on a ASUS Geforce 3 card. (Athlon 1.2GHz tbird, 512 MB RAM, ASUS A7V133 mobo with raid chip). I dont get a lockup though. Ive had that message at the console a few times when X isnt running. Doesnt seem to occur when X is running though. -- - Antony Suter (antonysuter@optusnet.com.au) "Examiner" openpgp:7916EE67 - "Savahnah River. K Reactor. 1968. It was a very good year."