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List:       linux-smp
Subject:    RE: Mystery lockups, deadlock??
From:       Brian Schau <bsc () fleggaard ! dk>
Date:       1998-02-25 7:32:45
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Hi,


I've had the same problem with kernel 2.0.33 on a single pentium 100.
Once in a while the machine hangs ... and the symptoms are as described
below.

Solutions, anybody?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John Keimel [SMTP:john@mint.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 24, 1998 3:08 PM
> To:	linux-smp@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject:	Mystery lockups, deadlock??
> 
> The problem:
> I've been mostly lurking here for the past several months, but now
> I've a
> reason to post. Over the past week, I've had three lockups on my
> machine,
> all of which have caused a total freeze. The monitor does not show any
> data to indicate resons for lockup. And the keyboard is locked so I
> cannot
> get the blank screen to disappear.
> The /messages file indicates nothing
> out of the ordinary. I have to power down and power up to get it going
> again, at which time, I tend to find many disk errors, the worst part
> of
> all of this. 
> 
> The system:
> Tyan Tomcat IIId, two intel P150's.
> 192 M Ram, 2X64 (bank 0) + 2 X 32 (bank 1)
> Buslogic (mylex) 958 SCSI adapter
> NE2000 clone NIC
> 3 2.1G SCSI Hard drives, Conner (seagate) CFP2107E, sda is / /var and
> /usr
> with some swap, while drives sdb and sdc are striped as /home and some
> swap. 
> A Python 4/8G tape drive.
> Kernel 2.0.33
> Orininally a redhat 4.2 install, I have recently upgraded some of the
> libs
> and the JDK. 
> Video is 1M trident ISA
> 
> The question:
> Is this the dreaded 'deadlock' thing I've heard so much about? If so,
> from
> where do I get that patches and is there a FAQ or how-to on this
> problem?
> 
> If it does not sound like the deadlock, then what the heck is it?! 
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
>                               John Keimel
>                          Office:  1-800-681-MINT
>                       The Maine InternetWorks, Inc.  

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