2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

[Advisories]

Hi, All!

Tested system:
CPU:   AMD Duron 700
MB:    GA-7ZM
RAM:   256Mb
VIDEO: nVidia TNT AGP

kernel 2.4.16 work fine!

kernel 2.4.18-rc1 with same configuration

system started, X login message diplayed
when pressed Ctrl+Alt+F1 system freeze with blank screen :(
only _reset_ can help

unfortunaly, while rebooting system X Window also tried switch console
mode... ugh %(

other kernel versions not tested.

kernel configuration highlights:
CONFIG_M586=y
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
CONFIG_8139TOO=y
CONFIG_AGP=y
CONFIG_AGP_VIA=y

Software configuration based on RedHat-7.1
highlights:
gcc-2.96-99
glibc-2.2.2-10
XFree86-4.0.3-5
binutils-2.11.92.0.12-9
kde-2.2.2


Vlad

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Re: 2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

[Athanasius]

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On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 03:40:04PM +0300, Advisories wrote:
> Tested system:
> CPU:   AMD Duron 700
> MB:    GA-7ZM
> RAM:   256Mb
> VIDEO: nVidia TNT AGP
> 
> kernel 2.4.18-rc1 with same configuration
> 
> system started, X login message diplayed
> when pressed Ctrl+Alt+F1 system freeze with blank screen :(
> only _reset_ can help

   You don't mention if you use FrameBuffer or plain text console.  I
used FB with a GF2MX400 for a while and encountered this same problem
(in various 2.4.17/2.4.18-pre's), so went back to plain text as I spend
most of my time in X11 anyway.  All FB gained me was Tux at boot-time
*;-).

-Ath
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Re: 2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

[Advisories]

Hello Athanasius,

A>    You don't mention if you use FrameBuffer or plain text console.  I
A> used FB with a GF2MX400 for a while and encountered this same problem
A> (in various 2.4.17/2.4.18-pre's), so went back to plain text as I spend
A> most of my time in X11 anyway.  All FB gained me was Tux at boot-time
A> *;-).
By default I have FB disabled and I haven't got a reason to enable it.

Other devices: scsi disabled, usb and sound not used.

Vlad

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Re: 2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

[Bongani Hlope]

On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 14:40, Advisories wrote:
> Hi, All!
> 
> Tested system:
> CPU:   AMD Duron 700
> MB:    GA-7ZM
> RAM:   256Mb
> VIDEO: nVidia TNT AGP
	^^^^^^^^^^^

The freeze is usually caused by the nVidia drivers, email them and
complain or disable them.

Re: 2.4.18-rc1 freezing while switching to console

[Advisories]

BH> On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 14:40, Advisories wrote:
>> Hi, All!
>> 
>> Tested system:
>> CPU:   AMD Duron 700
>> MB:    GA-7ZM
>> RAM:   256Mb
>> VIDEO: nVidia TNT AGP
BH>         ^^^^^^^^^^^
BH> The freeze is usually caused by the nVidia drivers, email them and
BH> complain or disable them.
Thanks

I haven't install nVidia drivers. Kernel 2.4.18-rc1 compiled without
src modifications.

I will try other versions from testing branch %)

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