From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:09:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:08:56 -0400 Received: from sal.qcc.sk.ca ([198.169.27.3]:44306 "HELO sal.qcc.sk.ca") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:08:47 -0400 Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:08:58 -0600 From: Charles Cazabon To: Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: Kernel lockups on dual-Athlon board -- help wanted Message-ID: <20010811100858.A11219@qcc.sk.ca> Mail-Followup-To: Linux Kernel List In-Reply-To: <20010811062349.A1769@thyrsus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <20010811062349.A1769@thyrsus.com>; from esr@thyrsus.com on Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 06:23:49AM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Eric S. Raymond 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 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Cazabon GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------