Have you seen this! [RHBA-2002:085-11] Kernel panic on SMP systems with ext3 file systems is now fixed. I am not sure if this problem is solved in the Mandrake kernel.
-- Bjarne On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 21:58, Bjarne Thomsen wrote: > Actually it is on purpose that I did not mention > VIA and the PCI latency problem in the subject line. > I believe that we have two different problems (unfortunately). > The K7S6A was a replacement for an Asus A7V266E with > a VIA KT266A chipset. The reson was that we had similar > lock-ups, often accompanied by massive disk corruptions > which we have not seen with the K7S6A. But most importantly, > the first thing we did when we had the A7V266 crashes was > to try the enterprise kernel from LM8.1. > And it crashed just as easily as the LM8.2 kernel. > That is why I think that we have two problems. > These two PCs belong to my colleagues who were very > frustrated. Now they have found a solution by using the > enterprise kernel from LM8.1 running in LM8.2 they > are not terribly interseste in pursuing this problem > any further. > > I think that the problem should really be sorted out. > Are there one or two problems (as I think there are)? > By making a google search I found that Thomas Wanka > had a "highmem smp freeze" problem with a Serverworks > chipset. > > Marcelo Tosatti answers this question: > The ServerWorks chipsets are problematic. Use the "noapic" > boot option. > > Is this really a third problem. Was it solved by the > "noapic" option? Or do we really have a problem > with highmem and 2.4.18?? > > -- Bjarne > > On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 19:36, Nicolas ROBAUX wrote: > > Le Mercredi 15 Mai 2002 19:10, vous avez écrit : > > > I need some help (again): > > > > > > We have encountered a total freeze while > > > copying files from an SGI/IRIX system > > > (using NFS) onto a local disk on a PC > > > with an Elitegroup K7S6A/SiS745 MoBo, > > > and more than 1Gb RAM, running the LM 8.2 > > > enterprise kernel 2.4.18-6mdkenterprise. > > > This was repeated many times on two > > > different PCs having identical > > > motherboards (K7S6A/SiS745). > > > Then the same experiment was done with > > > the standard LM8.2 2.4.18-6mdk kernel. > > > > Exactly same thing with a MSI 6330 Lite 3 (VIA KT133A Chipset) / Duron 900, > > standard kernel of the 8.2, on a linux box running as a gateway (no X serveur > > running, "pure" console) from cable-modem (Motorola Docsis Surfboard) to > > wireless personnal network (gatewaydev is Elsa PCI-11). Freezes randomly 2 or > > 3 times per day, but seems to happen more often on network activity > > > > N. > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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