Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:09:57 -0700 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: VGA blank causes hang with 2.4.18 |
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Keith Owens writes: > On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:52:31 -0700, > Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca> wrote: > > Hi, all. Here's a perverse problem: when the screen blanks (text > >console) with 2.4.18, the machine hangs. No ping response, no magic > >SysReq response. I didn't have this problem with 2.4.7. > > > >The command I used to configure screen blanking was: > >setterm -blank 10 -powerdown 0 > > > >This is an Athalon 850 MHz on a Gigabyte GA-7ZM motherboard. > > Any response with kdb + nmi watchdog + serial console? Sounds like > a lock problem, kdb + nmi watchdog normally lets you debug those.
This box isn't set up for serial console. It's a production box, and it's running jobs again :-)
Besides, until kdb is integrated into the kernel, I'm not likely to use it (yeah, I know, hell will have to freeze over first).
Regards,
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