From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262273AbTJFPkp (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:40:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262306AbTJFPko (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:40:44 -0400 Received: from covilha.procergs.com.br ([200.198.128.212]:53001 "EHLO covilha.procergs.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262273AbTJFPkn (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:40:43 -0400 To: Mikael Pettersson Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test6-bk7: kernel freeze if try to change to console References: <87d6db2gw0.fsf@retteb.casa> <16257.17952.546250.954616@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <87vfr2ttev.fsf@retteb.casa> <16257.33403.756457.433093@gargle.gargle.HOWL> From: Otavio Salvador Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 12:40:39 -0300 In-Reply-To: <16257.33403.756457.433093@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (Mikael Pettersson's message of "Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:55:55 +0200") Message-ID: <87ad8etlvs.fsf@retteb.casa> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mikael Pettersson writes: > Otavio Salvador writes: > > Mikael Pettersson writes: > > > > > Otavio Salvador writes: > > > > Folks, > > > > > > > > I'm using kernel 2.6.0-test6-bk7 and have some problems. If I try to > > > > change to console from X my system freeze. I'm including my .config > > > > file bellow. > > > > > > I have a hunch but I need to see your boot dmesg log to confirm. > > > Please post it. > > > > Hello, > > > > Here is it. > > Ok now I'm confused. The .config you posted earlier stated that > you had both UP_APIC and APM_DISPLAY_BLANK enabled. Your dmesg > log indicates that you're running on a 1.6GHz Athlon-XP, but > there's no mention of APIC anything in the dmesg log. Yes. Was my last try to solve the problem removing the APIC and solves. > So either your Athlon has had its local APIC disabled, or you > changed the .config to exclude UP_APIC. > > In any case, APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is known to sometimes lock up when it > blanks the console (e.g., when X exists). This is because some graphics > card BIOSen can't handle local APIC interrupts (e.g., the timer). > The workaround is to disable either APM_DISPLAY_BLANK or UP_APIC. Now is working nicely. I've disabled APIC and all working fine now. Thanks by your help. -- O T A V I O S A L V A D O R --------------------------------------------- E-mail: otavio@debian.org UIN: 5906116 GNU/Linux User: 239058 GPG ID: 49A5F855 Home Page: http://www.freedom.ind.br/otavio ---------------------------------------------