Re: 2.6.15-mm1 - locks solid when starting KDE (EDAC errors)

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 01:25:22AM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
>  > On 1/6/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
>  > > Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > >  Reverted that one patch, then rebuild/reinstalled the kernel
>  > > >  (with the same .config) and booted it - no change. It still locks up
>  > > >  in the exact same spot.
>  > > >  X starts & runs fine (sort of) since I can play around at the kdm
>  > > >  login screen all I want, it's only once I actually login and KDE
>  > > >  proper starts that it locks up.
>  > >
>  > > Oh bugger.  No serial console/netconsole or such?
>  > >
>  > > Or are you able log in and then quickly do the alt-ctrl-F1 thing, see if we
>  > > get an oops?
>  > >
>  > I switched to tty1 right after logging in, and after a few seconds
>  > (corresponding pretty well with the time it takes to hit the same spot
>  > where it crashed all previous times) I got a lot of nice crash info
>  > scrolling by.
>  > Actually a *lot* scrolled by, a rough guestimate says some 4-6 (maybe
>  > more) screens scrolled by, and since the box locks up solid I couldn't
>  > scroll up to get at the initial parts :(  So all I have for you is the
>  > final block - hand copied from the screen using pen and paper
>  > ...
>  > It never makes it to the logs, and as mentioned previously I don't
>  > have another machine to capture on via netconsole or serial, so if you
>  > have any good ideas as to how to capture it all, then I'm all ears.
> 
> If only someone did a patch to pause the text output after the first oops..
> 
> Oh wait! Someone did!
> 

umm, it'd be more helpful if you'd actually sent the patch so Jesper could
apply it so we can find this bug.

I think I did one of those too.  It required a new kernel boot option
`halt-after-oops' or some such.  Sounds like a good idea?