Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-16 Thread Ian Pilcher
Running kernel-2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.i686 for a couple of days now with no problem. -- Ian Pilcher arequip...@gmail.com Sometimes there's nothing left to do but crash and burn...or die

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-15 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Ian Pilcher wrote: > I updated my home server with the 6.4 CR packages, and I've experienced > 3 or 4 hard lockups since. The server is a fanless VIA C7 > "CentaurHauls" system with a 1GHz CPU underclocked to 800MHz and 1GB of > RAM. It has a dual-port Intel 8254

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Steve Thompson wrote: > > Just a wild idea: is the NIC in the system that freezes a Broadcom and in > the other system something else? If so, disable_msi=1 may help. NICs are now both ThinkPenguin cards with an Atheros chipset.. At this point, the systems are iden

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> I will try your suggestion of trying a separate set of banks in the >> off chance that those slots are faulty. > > I had one a few years ago where it took about 3 days for memtest to > catch the bad RAM but even after fixing that there were r

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Steve Thompson
On Fri, 8 Mar 2013, Kwan Lowe wrote: > Yes, latest BIOS installed. I have 2 of these also with similar > configurations except for the NIC. One works perfectly the other has > constant freezes. The working one has a slightly older BIOS so I'm > thinking of downgrading the giltchy one. Just a wild

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 03/08/2013 09:38 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> I have 2 of these motherboards (ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0) that I am using in >> CentOS development and testing. I am not seeing this issue .. I have >> "M5A99X EVO R2.0 BIOS 1503" dated "2013/01/31 u

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Markus Falb
On 08.Mär.2013, at 19:28, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, SilverTip257 wrote: > >> If it's not memory related (test this memory in another system) then it is >> probably a motherboard failure. I've seen weird symptoms where the system >> will boot fine, but once the Linux ke

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > >> If it's not memory related (test this memory in another system) then it is >> probably a motherboard failure. I've seen weird symptoms where the system >> will boot fine, but once the Linux kernel begins to build its cache it >> triggers a lo

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread m . roth
Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, SilverTip257 > wrote: > >> If it's not memory related (test this memory in another system) then it >> is probably a motherboard failure. I've seen weird symptoms where the >> system will boot fine, but once the Linux kernel begins to build its c

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread David Ross
On Mar.08.2013 11:27 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Gerry Reno wrote: >> Nearly every time we've had lockup problems it has come down to bad or >> failing memory. >> >> I've even had memory cause problems where it would pass a quick memtest but >> ultimately would fail i

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, SilverTip257 wrote: > If it's not memory related (test this memory in another system) then it is > probably a motherboard failure. I've seen weird symptoms where the system > will boot fine, but once the Linux kernel begins to build its cache it > triggers a lock

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread m . roth
SilverTip257 wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Gerry Reno wrote: >> > >> > Nearly every time we've had lockup problems it has come down to bad or >> failing memory. >> > >> > I've even had memory cause problems where it would pass a q

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread SilverTip257
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Gerry Reno wrote: > > > > Nearly every time we've had lockup problems it has come down to bad or > failing memory. > > > > I've even had memory cause problems where it would pass a quick memtest > but ultimately

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Gerry Reno
On 03/08/2013 11:46 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:34 AM, wrote: >> Ok, so there was nothing in /var/log/dmesg? Have you tried running mcelogd? > Nothing in dmesg, but I have not run mcelogd. I will try that tonight. > Thanks! > ___

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:34 AM, wrote: > Ok, so there was nothing in /var/log/dmesg? Have you tried running mcelogd? Nothing in dmesg, but I have not run mcelogd. I will try that tonight. Thanks! ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread m . roth
Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:25 AM, wrote: >> >> Right, but I've always *seen* error messages, dmesg, and, if mcelogd is >> actually working (I can't figure out why it seems to on some machines, >> and not on others, or why it doesn't keep running), it's in there. The times >> we'

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:25 AM, wrote: > > Right, but I've always *seen* error messages, dmesg, and, if mcelogd is > actually working (I can't figure out why it seems to on some machines, and > not on others, or why it doesn't keep running), it's in there. The times > we've had lockups, there's

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Gerry Reno wrote: > > Nearly every time we've had lockup problems it has come down to bad or > failing memory. > > I've even had memory cause problems where it would pass a quick memtest but > ultimately would fail if you left it running > the tests overnight. T

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread m . roth
Gerry Reno wrote: > On 03/08/2013 10:43 AM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: >> Kwan Lowe wrote: >>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Johnny Hughes >>> wrote: >> >>> As far as logging goes, any idea what sort of failures could cause >>> such a lockup? I.e., if memory was failing, would the system still be

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Gerry Reno
On 03/08/2013 10:43 AM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > Kwan Lowe wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> As far as logging goes, any idea what sort of failures could cause >> such a lockup? I.e., if memory was failing, would the system still be >> able to log? As the mouse

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread m . roth
Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > As far as logging goes, any idea what sort of failures could cause > such a lockup? I.e., if memory was failing, would the system still be > able to log? As the mouse is frozen and kernel sysrq has no effect, > I'm still le

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-08 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > I have 2 of these motherboards (ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0) that I am using in > CentOS development and testing. I am not seeing this issue .. I have > "M5A99X EVO R2.0 BIOS 1503" dated "2013/01/31 update". > > Do you have the latest BIOS? Thank

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-07 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 03/07/2013 12:52 PM, Kwan Lowe wrote: > On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Ian Pilcher wrote: >> I updated my home server with the 6.4 CR packages, and I've experienced >> 3 or 4 hard lockups since. The server is a fanless VIA C7 >> "CentaurHauls" system with a 1GHz CPU underclocked to 800MHz an

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-07 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Ian Pilcher wrote: > > I updated my home server with the 6.4 CR packages, and I've experienced > 3 or 4 hard lockups since. The server is a fanless VIA C7 > "CentaurHauls" system with a 1GHz CPU underclocked to 800MHz and 1GB of > RAM. It has a dual-port Intel 82

Re: [CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-04 Thread SilverTip257
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Ian Pilcher wrote: > I updated my home server with the 6.4 CR packages, and I've experienced > 3 or 4 hard lockups since. The server is a fanless VIA C7 > "CentaurHauls" system with a 1GHz CPU underclocked to 800MHz and 1GB of > RAM. It has a dual-port Intel 825

[CentOS] Lockups with kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686

2013-03-03 Thread Ian Pilcher
I updated my home server with the 6.4 CR packages, and I've experienced 3 or 4 hard lockups since. The server is a fanless VIA C7 "CentaurHauls" system with a 1GHz CPU underclocked to 800MHz and 1GB of RAM. It has a dual-port Intel 82546GB NIC in its single PCI slot. (It also has an on-board Rea