[PlanetCCRMA] keyboard errors and system hang

Nicholas Manojlovic nicholasmanojlovic at gmail.com
Thu Apr 17 00:46:28 PDT 2008


Was it an upgrade?

Try deleting .Gnome and the like.

On F8, I get hangs if I run a torrent application whilst using a real-time
kernel - transmission is the worst offender. I keep meaning to file a bug
report for that but once it hangs, it hangs..



On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <
nando at ccrma.stanford.edu> wrote:

> On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 21:53 -0500, steve linabery wrote:
> > Hi PlanetCCRMA,
> >
> > I had a wonderfully functional fc6 setup until last night, when I
> > decided I would get updated.
> >
> > After installing f8 and planetccrma-core, I have a system that isn't
> working.
> >
> > It boots without any major errors. But when I start my window manager,
> > fluxbox, and open a gnome-terminal, strange things happen. I get
> > keyboard errors like this: herre is what itt lookks like
> >
> > After a few minutes, the system "locks up" and I have to do a hard
> reset.
> >
> > I'd rather get the new setup working than revert to fc6, which I
> > believe is already retired.
>
> Hmmm, sounds like a timer problem in the new kernel. See what kernels
> are available (yum list kernel-rt) and try an older one just to see what
> happens.
>
> You could try booting with some options like "nohz=off" or
> "acpi=off" (edit that into the kernel line in grub while booting).
>
> Sorry you are finding problems...
> (in a hurry right now so can't look at the details)
>
> You could also manually download and install the old fc6 kernel you were
> using to see if that fixes the problem.
>
> -- Fernando
>
>
> > Here's some (I hope) helpful info about my system:
> >
> > [root at localhost ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
> > processor       : 0
> > vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
> > cpu family      : 15
> > model           : 47
> > model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
> > stepping        : 2
> > cpu MHz         : 1813.493
> > cache size      : 512 KB
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 1
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
> > mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext
> > fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow up rep_good pni lahf_lm
> > bogomips        : 3628.12
> > TLB size        : 1024 4K pages
> > clflush size    : 64
> > cache_alignment : 64
> > address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> > power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc
> >
> > [root at localhost ~]# lspci
> > 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller
> (rev a3)
> > 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
> > 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
> > 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
> > 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
> > 00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97
> > Audio Controller (rev a2)
> > 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
> > 00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
> (rev f3)
> > 00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller
> (rev f3)
> > 00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
> > 00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
> > 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
> > 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
> > 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
> > 00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
> > 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
> > 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
> > 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
> > 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
> > [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce
> > 6600 GT] (rev a2)
> > 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce
> > 6600 GT] (rev a2)
> > 05:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712
> > [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller (rev 02)
> > 05:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> > 05:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A
> > IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
> >
> > [root at localhost ~]# lsmod
> > Module                  Size  Used by
> > rfcomm                 43105  0
> > l2cap                  28865  9 rfcomm
> > bluetooth              60132  4 rfcomm,l2cap
> > autofs4                28361  2
> > fuse                   50289  1
> > sunrpc                176969  3
> > nf_conntrack_ipv4      17353  2
> > ipt_REJECT             12353  2
> > iptable_filter         11073  1
> > ip_tables              25897  1 iptable_filter
> > nf_conntrack_ipv6      23057  2
> > xt_state               10689  4
> > nf_conntrack           65201  3
> nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state
> > xt_tcpudp              11713  8
> > ip6t_ipv6header        10817  2
> > ip6t_REJECT            12993  2
> > ip6table_filter        10945  1
> > ip6_tables             21129  2 ip6t_ipv6header,ip6table_filter
> > x_tables               23241  7
> >
> ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_state,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_ipv6header,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables
> > ipv6                  273417  28 nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6t_REJECT
> > loop                   22853  0
> > dm_multipath           24785  0
> > ns558                  12993  0
> > gameport               20177  2 ns558
> > snd_intel8x0           40553  0
> > parport_pc             34921  0
> > snd_mpu401             17513  0
> > parport                42445  1 parport_pc
> > 8139too                31809  0
> > floppy                 65385  0
> > snd_seq_dummy          11589  0
> > snd_ice1712            70241  0
> > snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx     12097  1 snd_ice1712
> > pcspkr                 11201  0
> > k8temp                 13377  0
> > snd_ak4xxx_adda        16705  2 snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
> > hwmon                  11081  1 k8temp
> > snd_cs8427             16705  1 snd_ice1712
> > snd_ac97_codec        118425  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ice1712
> > snd_seq_oss            38721  0
> > firewire_ohci          28101  0
> > ac97_bus               10689  1 snd_ac97_codec
> > firewire_core          46665  1 firewire_ohci
> > snd_i2c                13761  2 snd_ice1712,snd_cs8427
> > snd_seq_midi_event     15041  1 snd_seq_oss
> > snd_seq                60769  5
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> > snd_mpu401_uart        15809  2 snd_mpu401,snd_ice1712
> > 8139cp                 28097  0
> > crc_itu_t              10433  1 firewire_core
> > mii                    13121  2 8139too,8139cp
> > snd_rawmidi            30144  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> > snd_seq_device         15445  4
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
> > snd_pcm_oss            52545  0
> > forcedeth              54349  0
> > snd_mixer_oss          23233  1 snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_pcm                87241  4
> > snd_intel8x0,snd_ice1712,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_timer              28873  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> > snd                    65129  18
> >
> snd_intel8x0,snd_mpu401,snd_seq_dummy,snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_cs8427,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_i2c,snd_seq,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> > soundcore              15073  1 snd
> > snd_page_alloc         16721  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> > i2c_nforce2            14273  0
> > i2c_core               27969  1 i2c_nforce2
> > button                 15969  0
> > sr_mod                 23653  0
> > sg                     40281  0
> > cdrom                  40425  1 sr_mod
> > pata_amd               20421  0
> > dm_snapshot            22921  0
> > dm_zero                10305  0
> > dm_mirror              26945  0
> > dm_mod                 60473  9
> dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
> > ata_generic            14533  0
> > sata_nv                32201  2
> > pata_acpi              14273  0
> > libata                144241  4 pata_amd,ata_generic,sata_nv,pata_acpi
> > sd_mod                 33217  3
> > scsi_mod              150009  4 sr_mod,sg,libata,sd_mod
> > ext3                  128209  2
> > jbd                    52073  1 ext3
> > mbcache                15809  1 ext3
> > uhci_hcd               30561  0
> > ohci_hcd               28997  0
> > ehci_hcd               39501  0
>
>
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