Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 8 Apr 2009 13:30:07 -0400 | | From | Woody Suwalski <> | | Subject | Re: Weird freezes with 2.6.28/29 |
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Chris Howie wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I've been running across some bizarre and obnoxious freezes on 2.6.28 > and 2.6.29. I will describe my problem and attach an annotated kernel > log indicating where each problem happens. > > Upon initial boot, everything seems to be going fine. But early on > the entire system freezes. The only reliable way I've found to > unfreeze it is to press the power button on my laptop. > > After that, the system will either boot fine or freeze again later. > If it does freeze, it's when init is starting all my services. Most > of the time it freezes while starting resolvconf. (I don't /think/ > that's significant, but who knows.) I can unfreeze it by holding down > pretty much any key on the keyboard. I usually use CTRL since it > doesn't spam the console, but any key works. The moment I release the > key, it freezes again. Once X starts up there are no more freezing > problems. But then it happens again on shutdown. I have to hold a > key until the laptop powers off or it will freeze while init is > killing services. > > Aside from some hibernate flakiness that I have come to expect, these > are the only problems I'm having with this kernel version. Is there > any additional information I can supply that will facilitate proper > debugging of this problem? > > Thanks! > > I am getting similar problem on Dell 4x00 laptops caused by loading processor.ko. If I use nocst=1 option, systems are OK.
Woody
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