Re: 2.1.128 Oops

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:14:24 +0000 (GMT)


> On kernel versions 2.0.35 thru 2.0.36-pre-patch-15 I would experience
> random lockups with time-between lockups no longer than 5 days (usually
> 3-4), I finally decided I'd had enough and compiled both a new kernel

>= pre17 has the first SMP antilockup stuff btw so you may find .36 final
is happy.

> I'm about to start the process of elimination on hardware components. As
> I have both another dual processor and a quad processor system with AIC
> controllers that have never (knocks wood) crashed, I'm going to start by
> disabling the Dell's onboard EEPro card and installing a tulip-based one
> (which is what I use in the other servers).

Try .36 final then worry about your hardware. The fixes in that include stuff
that would cause random lockups

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