Re: Kernel lockups on dual-Athlon board -- help wanted

[Charles Cazabon <linux-kernel@discworld.dyndns.org>]

Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> wrote:
> 
> A. Lockups can be induced in either console or X mode.  A reliable way to 
>    induce them is to run `make clean' on an X tree (any sufficiently 
>    long-running command seems to do it).

This sounds like bad hardware.
 
> 6. Here's a weird one.  When the kernel is running, the power switch
>    has to be pressed down for 4 seconds to power down the machine.  But
>    during a lockup it powers down the machine instantly.

This is normal for ATX machines.  There's usually a BIOS setting
controlling whether the power switch is instant or delayed, but once the
software isn't running any more, it's always instant.
 
I really do think it's bad hardware -- CPU, mainboard, power supply, or
some combination of the above.

Charles
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Charles Cazabon                            <linux@discworld.dyndns.org>
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