Re: VGA blank causes hang with 2.4.18

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca)
Date: Thu Mar 14 2002 - 22:09:57 EST


Keith Owens writes:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:52:31 -0700,
> Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
> > Hi, all. Here's a perverse problem: when the screen blanks (text
> >console) with 2.4.18, the machine hangs. No ping response, no magic
> >SysReq response. I didn't have this problem with 2.4.7.
> >
> >The command I used to configure screen blanking was:
> >setterm -blank 10 -powerdown 0
> >
> >This is an Athalon 850 MHz on a Gigabyte GA-7ZM motherboard.
>
> Any response with kdb + nmi watchdog + serial console? Sounds like
> a lock problem, kdb + nmi watchdog normally lets you debug those.

This box isn't set up for serial console. It's a production box, and
it's running jobs again :-)

Besides, until kdb is integrated into the kernel, I'm not likely to
use it (yeah, I know, hell will have to freeze over first).

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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