Re: Kernel lockups on dual-Athlon board -- help wanted

Charles Cazabon (linux-kernel@discworld.dyndns.org)
Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:08:58 -0600

Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> wrote:
>
> A. Lockups can be induced in either console or X mode. A reliable way to
> induce them is to run `make clean' on an X tree (any sufficiently
> long-running command seems to do it).

This sounds like bad hardware.

> 6. Here's a weird one. When the kernel is running, the power switch
> has to be pressed down for 4 seconds to power down the machine. But
> during a lockup it powers down the machine instantly.

This is normal for ATX machines. There's usually a BIOS setting
controlling whether the power switch is instant or delayed, but once the
software isn't running any more, it's always instant.

I really do think it's bad hardware -- CPU, mainboard, power supply, or
some combination of the above.

Charles

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