Re: Weird freezes with 2.6.28/29

[Woody Suwalski <woodys@xandros.com>]

Chris Howie wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> I've been running across some bizarre and obnoxious freezes on 2.6.28
> and 2.6.29.  I will describe my problem and attach an annotated kernel
> log indicating where each problem happens.
>
> Upon initial boot, everything seems to be going fine.  But early on
> the entire system freezes.  The only reliable way I've found to
> unfreeze it is to press the power button on my laptop.
>
> After that, the system will either boot fine or freeze again later.
> If it does freeze, it's when init is starting all my services.  Most
> of the time it freezes while starting resolvconf.  (I don't /think/
> that's significant, but who knows.)  I can unfreeze it by holding down
> pretty much any key on the keyboard.  I usually use CTRL since it
> doesn't spam the console, but any key works.  The moment I release the
> key, it freezes again.  Once X starts up there are no more freezing
> problems.  But then it happens again on shutdown.  I have to hold a
> key until the laptop powers off or it will freeze while init is
> killing services.
>
> Aside from some hibernate flakiness that I have come to expect, these
> are the only problems I'm having with this kernel version.  Is there
> any additional information I can supply that will facilitate proper
> debugging of this problem?
>
> Thanks!
>
>   
I am getting similar problem on Dell 4x00 laptops caused by loading 
processor.ko.
If I use nocst=1 option, systems are OK.

Woody

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