Kernel 2.2.12 freezes, 2.2.6 runs fine

Nils Faerber (Nils.Faerber@unix-ag.org)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:35:06 +0200

Hello all!
I have a problem with a lately purchased notebook running kernel 2.2.12. The
machine just freezes at random times, sometimes right after boot, sometimes
after half a day. This does not happen with 2.2.5 and 2.2.6 (as far as I can
say now). I test through all kernels up to 2.2.11 and report about it later.
The problem is that this fault seems to happen at random and cannot be
forced so the test takes some time.
I also tried man different kernel options (+- means test with and without):
-+ IDE UDMA
-+ APM
-+ MTRR support
-+ SMP (silly for notebook, I know ;)

As far as I can tell all this did not make any difference. I also tried to
compile the kernel not for PPro but rather for 486 (kernel config option)
but this did not help either.
The machine's hardware is the following:
- Intel Mobile Celeron 300MHz
- Intel BX chipset
- 64MB RAM (100MHz 3.3V)
- 6GB UDMA33 harddisk
- ATI Rage LT Pro AGP graphics

Interestingly a friend of mine has the some problems. Also Celeron 300,
Intel BX chipset, but a desktop dual CPU SMP machine. He also uses UDMA IDE.
And another one, also Intel BX and Celeron 300 and UDMA IDE, does not suffer
from this.
Too bad ... but just as a little compliment: 2.2.12 runs rock solid on my
164SX Alpha workstation at home... so I think this problem is x86 related.

Anyway, I hope this report helps identifying the problem.
CU
nils

PS: I am not subscribed to the kernel list so if you want to answer to me
please do so by personal email...

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Unix user group, University of Siegen, Germany


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