Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:47:29 +0100 | From | Mark v Wolher <> | Subject | Re: system keeps freezing once every 24 hours / random apps crashing |
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Lee Revell wrote: > On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 22:30 +0100, Mark v Wolher wrote: > >>Mark v Wolher wrote: >> >>>Mark v Wolher wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Folkert van Heusden wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Hmm, i disabled MSI in the kernel, irq-balancing is on in the kernel, >>>>>>and after a restart with irqbalance i see the cpu's show numbers ! >>>>>>I guess MSI was preventing them ? But does that means because of MSI >>>>>>that performance was lower in some way ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>did you also restart with only irqbalance activated? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Folkert van Heusden >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Yes, when MSI was disabled i had irq-balancing in the kernel on, i >>>>rebooted without the irqbalance daemon and it showed no reaction on the >>>>cpu's. When i enabled the irqbalance daemon then i got finally reaction >>> >>>>from the cpu's. >>> >>>>I'm also curious if this will solve those random freezes...which somehow >>>>i suspect have to do with the tvcard and maybe having MSI on. >>>> >>> >>> >>>:( just got a total freeze, number 2 today. This time i noticed the >>>mouse started to go very slow and 2 seconds later all was frozen. >>> >>>Maybe it's because of vmware ... i will not use vmware and see how it goes. >>>- >> >> >>Some new info, i just noticed this in the logs: >> >> >>Dec 30 22:21:24 localhost kernel: bttv0: OCERR @ 1fde0000,bits: HSYNC >>OFLOW FBUS OCERR* >>Dec 30 22:21:24 localhost last message repeated 5 times >>Dec 30 22:21:24 localhost kernel: bttv0: timeout: drop=0 >>irq=41296/41296, risc=1fde001c, bits: HSYNC OFLOW >>Dec 30 22:21:24 localhost kernel: bttv0: reset, reinitialize >>Dec 30 22:21:24 localhost kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok >> >> >>But vmware is not active at this moment, i'll not use vmware and see if >>a freeze occurs, i'll test up to 24 hours. >> >>I can swear it might have to do with the tvcard with tv on and vmware at >>the same time also active. Or maybe just 1 of them. I'm even considering >>to buy tomorrow a new tvcard and see if it makes any difference. > > > It does not matter whether VMWare is active at the moment. Any bug > report where a binary module has been loaded, active or not, is tainted. > > Can you reproduce with a 100% clean kernel? > > Lee >
Hi Lee,
But unloading all vmware modules should be good enough ? And how about the binary module of nvidia ? It's active ofcourse else i'd not be able to use all the features i normally use.
Eitherway, several kernels back also made no difference for this issue.
So right now, i'm leaning on the experience i have with working with this system and trying to isolate things i suspect, before i go to more radical steps :)
And again, under windows 2k server, xp pro, redhat enterprise and freebsd i never had these issues.
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