From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kyle Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.18 occassionally freezes Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 07:27:01 -0700 (PDT) Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20021010142701.67069.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com> References: <3DA5626C.3D008324@dlr.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <3DA5626C.3D008324@dlr.de> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: Urte =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22F=FCrst=22?= , linux-admin@vger.kernel.org I ran into a problem with a SCSI CDRW running on an Adaptec 2920 (I think) scsi card. The problem wasn't with the cdrw it was with the drivers that supported the scsi card. The card wasn't made by adaptec and was using a future domain chipset. The fdomain driver hung my system everytime I tried to use the CDRW in write mode, and sometimes in read mode. I looked for fixes but wasn't able to find any. Other's I talked to had the same problem. Don't know if that applies to your situation or not...=20 Kyle. --- Urte F=FCrst wrote: >=20 > Hi list, >=20 > I'm experiencing strange system freezes occurring > occassionally. I have > > 20 machines (all DELL Precision 530 workstations) > running RedHat 7.1 > plus an updated 2.4.18 kernel (latest stable AFAIK). > There are slight > differences in additional hardware: some of the > machines have an > internal > CD burner. With those machines (containing an > internal CDRW device) and > especially when vmware is installed and used as > well, I see the system > freezing every now and then. I have difficulties > figuring out the cause, > as there are no messages in the system log which > seem to point me in the > right direction. I never had this behaviour so far > with a > non-CDRW-system. > The freeze sometimes happens two or thress times > within one week, > afterwards > the machine is just happily working for the next > whole month. >=20 > What would be good way to catch and eliminate the > problem? Should I try > so run a kernel with debugging enabled? Or does > anyone have similar > problems > and maybe some hints how to cope with it? >=20 > Many thanx in advance for any help! > Kind regards, > Urte >=20 > --=20 > =20 > \|/ > =20 > @ @ > ---------------------------------------------------oOO-(_)-OOo------------- >=20 > All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound? > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at=20 http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com