Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-03 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > The problem you are having is not the same problem covered in that > bugtrack. > Yours is similar, but not the same. You may not even have a software bug in > your kernel. It could just as likely be a flaw in the BIOS imple

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-03 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/3/2010 2:50 AM: > Yes, but I am using 2.6.26, and still having the problem. It is > possible that the problem was never solved. An old problem does not > necessarily implicates a solved problem, does it? The problem you are having is not the same problem covered in t

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-03 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Did you notice the last comment on that bug was in 2005, relating to kernel > 2.6.15, and that the ticket was closed? Yes, but I am using 2.6.26, and still having the problem. It is possible that the problem was never solved.

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-02 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/2/2010 10:52 AM: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/8955 > > link was really interesting. I posted a comment. Hope they will fix > this later! Did you notice the last comment on that bug was in 2005, relating to kernel 2.6.15, and t

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-02 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/2/2010 2:39 AM: >> Stan Hoeppner writes: >> >>> Other than eliminating this annoying problem of yours, it will disable power >>> management, preventing things like sleep and suspend, so your PC

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-02 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/2/2010 2:39 AM: >> Stan Hoeppner writes: >> >>> Other than eliminating this annoying problem of yours, it will disable power >>> management, preventing things like sleep and suspend, so your PC

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-02 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/2/2010 2:39 AM: > Stan Hoeppner writes: > >> Other than eliminating this annoying problem of yours, it will disable power >> management, preventing things like sleep and suspend, so your PC might use >> slightly more electricity (which is pretty low anyway for an ave

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-02 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Other than eliminating this annoying problem of yours, it will disable power > management, preventing things like sleep and suspend, so your PC might use > slightly more electricity (which is pretty low anyway for an average P

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/1/2010 3:13 PM: > Stan Hoeppner writes: > >> Completely disable ACPI Power Management in the ASUS BIOS and within Debian >> and >> see if this makes a difference. From the behavior you mention this really >> sounds like an ACPI problem. > > Once this is done, the

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Completely disable ACPI Power Management in the ASUS BIOS and within Debian > and > see if this makes a difference. From the behavior you mention this really > sounds like an ACPI problem. Once this is done, the problem see

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Completely disable ACPI Power Management in the ASUS BIOS and within Debian and see if this makes a difference. From the behavior you mention this really sounds like an ACPI problem. -- Stan Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/1/2010 6:04 AM: > Stan Hoeppner writes: > >> What keyboard layout and sy

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > What keyboard layout and system language are you using? I am using a belgian keyboard (azerty) with be-fr layout. > Does the KB only lock > up after a power management (i.e. sleep) event or screen saver engaging, or > does >

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 1/1/2010 3:27 AM: > Stan Hoeppner writes: > >> Can you give us a hardware dump? I.e. brand, model, vid card type, if you >> built >> it yourself from parts, what mobo, etc? Is it a laptop or desktop? > For sure. It is a desktop computer. This one was built by a > pr

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2010-01-01 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stan Hoeppner writes: > Can you give us a hardware dump? I.e. brand, model, vid card type, if you > built > it yourself from parts, what mobo, etc? Is it a laptop or desktop? For sure. It is a desktop computer. This one was built by a professionna

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 12/31/2009 2:50 AM: > Unfortunately, I am using a PS/2 KB. I tried unplugging *all* the USB > stuff (thus using a mere config), and the same problem still > happens. I am not using a very complexe hardware config. I do not > understand this problem. Can you give us a h

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 "James Wu" writes: > Google pointed me to these, I think it's worth a try. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462425#c80 > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=213585 Thanks. I just re-read these links (as I had already read th

RE: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread James Wu
Google pointed me to these, I think it's worth a try. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462425#c80 http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=213585 James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 "James Wu" writes: > I'm wondering if it's a hard lock or a keyboard lock. Does the mouse > work when you move it around? Yes, it works: clicking, moving, etc., but the keyboard won't work. > Is it only when X is running? What > graphics card/driver

RE: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread James Wu
mber 31, 2009 3:50 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen Unfortunately, I am using a PS/2 KB. I tried unplugging *all* the USB stuff (thus using a mere config), and the same problem still happens. I am not using a very complexe h

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-31 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks, Stan Hoeppner writes: > That's not really much data/evidence to analyze for a solution. If this > didn't > occur _before_, what has changed between _before_ and now? Always look for > the > simplest solution first, using process of elimi

Re: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen

2009-12-30 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Merciadri Luca put forth on 12/30/2009 5:09 PM: > Is there a solution to it? I have checked the drives with various > tools, and there seems to be no problem (they are brand new). That's not really much data/evidence to analyze for a solution. If this didn't occur _before_, what has changed betw