Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 56295
(SOUND VIA82CXX_AUDIO)seemingly random kernel crashes/panics
Last modified: 2008-08-01 12:22:51 EDT
Description of Problem: Since I installed 7.2 my system hangs seemingly at random every once in a while. This can happen either 5 minutes after I rebooted and logged in or after the system has been up for 24+ hours. I am not entirely sure if this is a kernel issue, but there is a new /var/log/ksyms.X file whenever it happens. I have to be actively using the system for it to happen and it always happens while I am using XFree86 (I run Ximian Gnome). When it happens I can be going anything in X, ie: web browing, reading email, word processing, etc. My machine is an Athlon TBird 750 (not overclocked), 385 megs of PC133 RAM on an ASUS A7V mobo. Graphics card is an Rage Fury Pro (32 megs) running in AGP1x mode. I tried downloading the latest kernel from ftp.redhat.com (2.4.9-13-athlon) but this still happens. I also commented out the "Load v4l" line in XF86Config-4 because I thought it might be a conflict with DRI, that also did not solve the problem. If you would like me to attach any logs or the ksyms.X files please let me know. The crashes have happened 20+ times in the last two weeks, it is very annoying! :( Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: Use X for a while and it will happen. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: Expected Results: Additional Information:
Can you try adding "noathlon" to the kernel commandline ? (either do this in grub itself or, better, in /boot/grub/grub.conf ; add it to the line with "vmlinuz" in it)
Ok, I have added the 'noathlon' option, I will let you know how it goes. If the system stays up for more than 3 days I would say it is solved. :) Btw, I read another bug report mentioning that the noathlon option disables some fast memory copying routine (or something like that)... does it have any other effects other than that? If it does, would I be better off with just a i686 kernel? Also, my bug report is very similiar to bug 54931 so maybe you should mark it as a dublicate. Sorry, I didn't see the other one until I submitted this one.
Well, no dice, it happened again. After using the system for about 20 minutes. I am not positive but it seems to happen almost always when I browse the net with Galeon, could this be related? Also, RH7.1 and Mandrake 8.1 both ran fine on this sytem without any problems, the only thing that has changed between then and now that I can think off is: 1. i reformatted and moved to 7.2 which now uses ext3 and not ext2 2. i added a logitech wireless mouse and keyboard, connected via the USB port 3. i added an internal ide LiteOn cd-rw. I am using the idescsi module to use it in Linux Any more ideas?
I had the exact same problem as you, but I'm using different hardware. Here's how I fixed it: Turn off Gnome sound. Yup. /settings/multimedia/sound/soundforevents When I first installed RH 7.2 from 7.1, my system would lock-up every 2-4 hours. Very annoying. I used up2date to update everything and installed the new kernel, but none of this helped at all. While searching DejaNews, I seen a post from someone else describing the same problem, and he suggested the above fix. I was pretty sceptical at first, but desperate. Anyway, it worked! I haven't had a system freeze since, and that was a few weeks ago. I'm using a Celeron with a Soundblaster Live! Now mind you, the emu10k support in 7.2 is absolutely horrible, with lotsa pops and clicks, so maybe that's why disabling Gnome sound worked for me. YMMV
Ok, I did as you suggested and disabled sound effects in Gnome. I have not had a lockup since then!!! It appears there is either a problem with Gnome sounds or the audio card driver. I think it is pretty unlikely that an application will lockup the kernel so I suspect there must be a driver problem. What should I do? Can I help with debugging it somehow?
I am having the same problem, and would like to try disabling sound, but when I go to that panel, the "Sounds for events" option is checked and greyed out so that I cannot uncheck it. How do I fix that?
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