Re: System Freeze

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 14 May 2002 10:33:42 +0100 (BST)


> The problem occurs sporadically when netscape (4.78-2) tries to fetch a
> "complicated" page. It does not occur reproducibly on any given page.
> A similar problem occurs so frequently with mozilla
> (mozilla-2002032709_trunk-0_rh7) as to render the latter unusable. The
> system -- a Dell Inspiron 3500 -- is running Redhat 7.2
> (kernel-2.4.9-31), and is connected to the net via an ethernet
> PCMCIA talking to an Alcatel 1000 ADSL (which then obviously connects
> via ADSL). Presumably this is also a sign of bugs in mozilla, but in
> any event whatever mozilla is doing should not trigger this. There are
> no messages in /var/log/messages.

The app certain should never be able to trigger such a response.

> ppp_deflate 39104 0 (autoclean)
> bsd_comp 4224 0 (autoclean)
> ppp_async 6848 1 (autoclean)
> ppp_generic 19336 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
> ppp_async]
> slhc 5056 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]

You also have ppp loaded and a ppp link running ?

> pcnet_cs 9700 1
> 8390 6176 0 [pcnet_cs]

What actual card do you have ? Also if you eject the card when the box
hangs does it unfreeze. My first thought is that it might be a problem
showing up under high network load

Alan
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