Re: System Freeze

From: bonganilinux@mweb.co.za
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 04:39:36 EST


> > The problem occurs sporadically when netscape (4.78-2) tries to fetch a
> > "complicated" page. It does not occur reproducibly on any given page.
> > A similar problem occurs so frequently with mozilla
> > (mozilla-2002032709_trunk-0_rh7) as to render the latter unusable. The
> > system -- a Dell Inspiron 3500 -- is running Redhat 7.2
> > (kernel-2.4.9-31), and is connected to the net via an ethernet
> > PCMCIA talking to an Alcatel 1000 ADSL (which then obviously connects
> > via ADSL). Presumably this is also a sign of bugs in mozilla, but in
> > any event whatever mozilla is doing should not trigger this. There are
> > no messages in /var/log/messages.
>
> The app certain should never be able to trigger such a response.
>
> > ppp_deflate 39104 0 (autoclean)
> > bsd_comp 4224 0 (autoclean)
> > ppp_async 6848 1 (autoclean)
> > ppp_generic 19336 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
> > ppp_async]
> > slhc 5056 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
>
> You also have ppp loaded and a ppp link running ?

I also experienced something similar with the 2.4.19-pre8 kernel + preemptive
when I compile ppp as a module I experience the hard lock, but when compiled
into the kernel that does not
occur.

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