Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
regardless, when i got home from work it booted properly. with no changes or updates. seems strange. but oh well, back to normal computing... Dean Gabor Gombas wrote: On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 09:26:29AM +, Koen Tavernier wrote: The package lm-sensors uses the eeprom module to get temperature readings from motherboard sensors. No, the eeprom module is not involved in temperature monitoring. You need the eeprom module when e.g. you want to know the parameters of the memory modules you have installed. Gabor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
Hi Dean, Dean Hamstead wrote: after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'. The package lm-sensors uses the eeprom module to get temperature readings from motherboard sensors. I have seen Dell servers freeze when this module is being loaded. Maybe the module got updated but was never reloaded until the power outage now? Boot from a live CD and comment out eeprom from /etc/modules and then boot again. As far as I know, this module isn't used for anything else. Koen. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 08:58:25AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'. Power loss should never reset the BIOS. A power surge perhaps, or a defective motherboard could. I have tended to the bios and reset to optimized, fail safe etc. Prior to the power outage there wasnt anything fancy in the bios settings regardless. I have tried booting the current and the two prior kernels with the same results. Any thoughts? Well eeprom is the I2C eeprom driver, so I would guess one of your I2C controllers is broken. Often found on the motherboard and the video card among others. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
On Monday 14 Jan 2008, Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 08:58:25AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'. Power loss should never reset the BIOS. A power surge perhaps, or a defective motherboard could. If the lithium battery on the motherboard is defective, then CMOS settings can be lost with a power failure. However, modern motherboards will be able to determine that the CMOS memory has become corrupt and will automatically adopt working (though probably sub-optimal) settings if this happens. Note that a duff motherboard battery sometimes fails to manifests itself, because most people leave their PC plugged into the wall all the time. As long as the PC is plugged into the mains, the switch on the wall socket is on and the electricity meter is in credit, the PSU will supply standby power to the motherboard and the lithium battery will not be used. Most PCs are plugged into extension leads which do not have separate switches for each socket; which are then plugged into inconveniently-located wall sockets whose switches stay ON all the time. -- AJS delta echo bravo six four at earthshod dot co dot uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 08:58:25AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'. I have tended to the bios and reset to optimized, fail safe etc. Prior to the power outage there wasnt anything fancy in the bios settings regardless. I have tried booting the current and the two prior kernels with the same results. Any thoughts? How did a power failure reset the BIOS unless the BIOS battery is dead. IIRC, operations of a computer with a battery are indeterminate if the battery is dead. Change the battery. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel module eeprom causing system freeze
good question, however in my experience power failures (especially breakers going) seem to reset bios's from time to time. i will take a look at the bios battery, however there doesnt seem to be any problems with the bios retaining its settings. Dean Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 08:58:25AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: after a circuit breaker caused a power outage, which reset the bios. debian is now freezing (solid) at 'Loading kernel module eeprom'. I have tended to the bios and reset to optimized, fail safe etc. Prior to the power outage there wasnt anything fancy in the bios settings regardless. I have tried booting the current and the two prior kernels with the same results. Any thoughts? How did a power failure reset the BIOS unless the BIOS battery is dead. IIRC, operations of a computer with a battery are indeterminate if the battery is dead. Change the battery. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
