PROBLEM: 2.4.1-pre7 hard freeze [1.] One line summary of the problem: Hard freeze [2.] Full description of the problem/report: Hard freeze while working on the console. 2.2.18 runs without any problem on this computer. [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): kernel [4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version): Linux version 2.4.1-pre7 (root@olibox) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #3 Tue Jan 16 20:11:10 CET 2001 [5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) no Oops ... [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the problem (if possible) none [7.] Environment [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions) Linux olibox 2.4.1-pre7 #3 Tue Jan 16 20:11:10 CET 2001 i686 unknown Kernel modules 2.3.20 Gnu C 2.95.2 Gnu Make 3.79.1 Binutils 2.9.5.0.24 Linux C Library x 1 root root 4071014 Dec 30 13:22 /lib/libc.so.6 Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.3 Procps 2.0.6 Mount 2.10m Net-tools 1.56 Kbd 0.99 Sh-utils 2.0 Modules Loaded epic100 nls_iso8859-1 [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 7 model name : Pentium III (Katmai) stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 448.831 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 894.56 [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): epic100 14294 1 (autoclean) nls_iso8859-1 3536 3 (autoclean) [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem) 0000-001f : dma1 0020-003f : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-007f : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00bf : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : ide1 01f0-01f7 : ide0 02f8-02ff : serial(auto) 0376-0376 : ide1 0378-037a : parport0 037b-037f : parport0 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 03f8-03ff : serial(auto) 0778-077a : parport0 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 e000-e00f : VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE e000-e007 : ide0 e008-e00f : ide1 e800-e8ff : Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] 83C170QF e800-e8ff : eth0 ec00-ec3f : Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] ec00-ec3f : es1371 00000000-0009efff : System RAM 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area 000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM 00100000-0fffffff : System RAM 00100000-00243ced : Kernel code 00243cee-0034448b : Kernel data d8000000-dbffffff : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] dc000000-ddffffff : PCI Bus #01 dc000000-dcffffff : nVidia Corporation Riva TnT2 [NV5] de000000-dfffffff : PCI Bus #01 de000000-dfffffff : nVidia Corporation Riva TnT2 [NV5] e1000000-e1000fff : Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] 83C170QF e1000000-e1000fff : eth0 [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO] (rev 06) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+ Latency: 0 Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0 Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff Memory behind bridge: dc000000-ddffffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: de000000-dfffffff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Apollo PRO] (rev 07) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596/A/B PCI to ISA Bridge Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 Region 4: I/O ports at e000 [size=16] 00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3050 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] 83C170QF (rev 06) Subsystem: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] EtherPower II 10/100 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 7000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at e800 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at e1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at e0000000 [disabled] [size=64K] 00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 06) Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (3000ns min, 32000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Riva TnT2 [NV5] (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Elsa AG: Unknown device 0c28 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (1250ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0 Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO] (rev 06) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+ Latency: 0 Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0 Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff Memory behind bridge: dc000000-ddffffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: de000000-dfffffff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Apollo PRO] (rev 07) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596/A/B PCI to ISA Bridge Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 Region 4: I/O ports at e000 [size=16] 00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3050 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] 83C170QF (rev 06) Subsystem: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC] EtherPower II 10/100 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 7000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at e800 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at e1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at e0000000 [disabled] [size=64K] 00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 06) Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (3000ns min, 32000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Riva TnT2 [NV5] (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Elsa AG: Unknown device 0c28 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (1250ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0 Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none> [7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi) Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 250 Rev: H.41 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 [7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem (please look in /proc and include all information that you think to be relevant): ----------VIA BusMastering IDE Configuration---------------- Driver Version: 2.1e South Bridge: VIA vt82c596a rev 0x7 Command register: 0x7 Latency timer: 32 PCI clock: 33MHz Master Read Cycle IRDY: 1ws Master Write Cycle IRDY: 1ws FIFO Output Data 1/2 Clock Advance: off BM IDE Status Register Read Retry: on Max DRDY Pulse Width: No limit -----------------------Primary IDE-------Secondary IDE------ Read DMA FIFO flush: on on End Sect. FIFO flush: on on Prefetch Buffer: on on Post Write Buffer: on on FIFO size: 8 8 Threshold Prim.: 1/2 1/2 Bytes Per Sector: 512 512 Both channels togth: yes yes -------------------drive0----drive1----drive2----drive3----- BMDMA enabled: yes yes yes no Transfer Mode: UDMA UDMA DMA/PIO DMA/PIO Address Setup: 30ns 30ns 30ns 120ns Active Pulse: 90ns 90ns 90ns 330ns Recovery Time: 30ns 30ns 30ns 270ns Cycle Time: 60ns 60ns 120ns 600ns Transfer Rate: 33.0MB/s 33.0MB/s 16.5MB/s 3.3MB/s [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: i installed sgi-kdb to get some information, but my motherboards nmi doesnt work. the freeze occurs with and without sgi-kdb. Thank you - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/