Re: Machine freezes
From: Charlie (charlie_at_suse92.com)
Date: 03/02/05
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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:48:57 -0600
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:38:23 +0000, Foxy wrote:
> Foxy wrote:
>> Bob Bob wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Mmmm
>>>
>>>Well these are firewall messages. Not exactly what I was thinking of.
>>>You might check though that you are only logging dropped packets rather
>>>than all of them. It is conceivable that logging all packets will slow
>>>the machine to an almost halt but I have never tried it.
>>>
>>>And there is a 20 plus minute pause between the last packet log and the
>>>restart. (The restart entry is written at the start of the process so it
>>>isnt much help)
>>>
>>>Not much help there. Next trick is to open a console window and do a
>>>"top". This shows the dynamic CPU usage. Does the usage gradually go
>>>through the roof or does it just suddenly freeze. Also are you finding
>>>that the HDD LED comes on and stays on. Thats another indicator of
>>>massive memory usage or a disk media fault.
>>>
>>>Other than that? Is it a dual boot machine that works fine under
>>>Windows? If so do a Google on "SuSE" and the motherboard model. Or even
>>>lookup the SuSE portal on hardware compatibility. This doesnt prove that
>>>its a Linux fault as such. There may be some faulty hardware that doesnt
>>>get exercised by Windows.
>>>
>>>If it is a standalone Linux machine have a look for physical reasons
>>>like the CPU fan not turning, badly setaed memory modules/cards etc.
>>>
>>>You might also like trying to start it in Linux safe mode to see if it
>>>hangs.
>>>
>>>Sorry have to rush for work..
>>>
>>>Cheers Bob
>>>
>>
>> This is a log before the last freeze. It looks like the trouble is with ATI
>> driver:
>>
>>
>>>Feb 27 18:38:52 linux kernel: [fglrx:firegl_agp_lock_pages] *ERROR*
>>
>> agp_allocate_memory_phys_list failed
>>
>>>Feb 27 18:39:01 linux kernel: [fglrx:__ke_get_vm_phys_addr] *ERROR* FATAL
>>
>> ERROR: User queue buffer not present! (pmd)
>>
>>>Feb 27 18:39:01 linux last message repeated 7 times
>>>Feb 27 18:39:01 linux kernel: [fglrx:firegl_agp_lock_pages] *ERROR*
>>
>> agp_allocate_memory_phys_list failed
>
> I tried look at the log when it froze last time and had nothing about
> fglrx. It is really strange and very annoying. Although I keep thinking
> that it is video driver related. The reason is that it *always* freezes
> when I am watching a DVD. I am upgrading my PC in the next few days
> (mobo, CPU and memory), so I'll see how it will go. Maybe it is a
> hardware related stuff (some incompatibility between my graphic card and
> motherboard). Though it has never happened in Windows which I use
> occasionally.
I was having freezing problems when I had DMA turned on for my hard drive.
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