Re: AW: Bug in 2.0.36pre7 / X11

Vladimir Dergachev (vladimid@blue.seas.upenn.edu)
Thu, 3 Sep 1998 15:20:48 -0400 (EDT)


On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, Dominik Stadler wrote:

>
> Hm, I thought it was due to the recommended kernel-patch for the
> "broadcast" audio-recording-tool pertaining to sound-dma-buffer-size,
> but now as you mention it, I am having the same strange lockups under
> X11 when running my 2.0.36.pre6 (yes pre6 not pre7) Kernel when
> switching to the console. For some time it goes well, but suddenly the
> screen goes blank, no response, no hard-disc activity. No log-entries.
>

Just as a check - is apm enabled in the kernel ? Does the problem go away
if you disable it ?

Vladimir Dergachev

> Previous Kernel 2.0.35 didn't show up with this.
>
> My config:
> 2.0.36-pre6 on pentium 75, 32 MB ram
> standalone (no network, no internet)
> mach 64 graphics
> Suse 5.2 pretty changed
> gcc 2.7.2.3, libc 5.4.46
> ncr53c810 - patched to 3.0g and the
> SB 64 AWE PNP with standard oss sound-driver plus lowlevel-awe and
> isapnp
> 3 SCSI disks (2 of them have each a fat partition and share one other to
> raid0),
> 3 SCSI cdroms (one of them a burner)
> running KDE 1.0 as window manager
> ... pretty standard I think
>
> Any further info needed?
>
> Dschau.. Dominik
>
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> > Von: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk [SMTP:alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk]
> > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 3. September 1998 18:22
> > An: wirthdan@gaston.physik.uni-freiburg.de
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> > Betreff: Re: Bug in 2.0.36pre7 / X11
> >
> > > I'm using Alan's 2.0.36 pre7. While switching virtual desktops, the
> > > machine died completely. This happened several times. There might
> > be
> > > something wrong with the kernel's PCI - code.
> >
> > The PCI code hasnt changed, nor any driver for any component you list
> > below,
> > strange indeed.
> >
> > > P133, 96MB RAM, S3 Trio64+ PCI (2MB), PCI NE2000 Clone
> > >
> > > This bug does not occur in pre6.
> >
> >
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