Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: v2.1.126: Total freeze with simply bulk copy... :-( | From | Meino Christian Cramer <> | Date | Wed, 04 Nov 1998 01:31:15 GMT |
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From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: v2.1.126: Total freeze with simply bulk copy... :-( Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:15:48 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <m0zannp-0007U5C@the-village.bc.nu>
Hi Alan!
> > The following command totally freezes v2.1.126 after a while: > > > > dd if=/dev/sdc0 of=/dev/null > > > > with /dev/sdc0 my cdrom drive. > > > > The following modules are inserted > > > > sr_mod 17900 1 (autoclean) > > cdrom 11424 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod] > > isofs 16204 1 (autoclean) > > > > Even if the CD has a damaged surface, the kernel should not freeze, I think. > > In /var/adm/syslog I cannot find anything valuable... > > Known bug. You can do it with damaged floppies sometimes too
Nice to know, but: if it is known, will it be fixed? I think, a non-freezing kernel is -- hrrrm -- somehow vital for a running system. Or should I be wrong in this point ? ;-) :-);-) :-);-) :-);-) :-);-) :-);-) :-);-) :-);-) :-)
> > KEEP HACKING! Meino
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