From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 In-Reply-To: <38EB6A36.1A8D24C1@erols.com> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:01:31 +0200 To: Nelson Abramson , linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Subject: Re: XFree 4 & sound problems Message-Id: <20000405190131.025451@mailhost.mipsys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Wed, Apr 5, 2000, Nelson Abramson wrote: >> If I just let things go and don't touch anything, it plays fine. The >> freeze requires a reset button reboot--the machine is not reachable at >> all (i.e. it's not just X). > >Could you maybe check what parameters you have enabled on your disk via >hdparm? I have had a few hard freezes, and I think they are related to a >small bug in either multiword dma or irq masking. If I have those options >enabled, I occasionally get a machine freeze, caused by xmms (once by >slocate via cron)...(that's what the xmon debugger says anyways) That's really interesting since there is no bug I know of. Can you please tell me: - The exact machine model - Did the problem began with a specific kernel or did you always had it - Do you use the "nap" mode for power management ? (assuming it's a powerbook) Ben. ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/