Package: linux-source-2.6.18 Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11 Severity: important
Hello, I have recently dist-upgraded my workstation from Sarge to Etch. As usual, this operation worked fine, but sadly I get some trouble with the 2.6.18 kernel included into Etch. To begin, I have tried the linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 but at the first boot the kernel freeze completely (the MagicSysReq keys doesn't work). So I build my own image from the current linux-source-2.6.18 to test if the problem could be eventualy solved with more specific options related to my hardware configuration. After rebooting without problem on my own linux-image kernel, for a moment all seemed to work fine... until the whole system freeze again during the configuration process of some new packages I have planned to install. Despite the log files contains nothing useful, investigating a bit (eg. more reboots and freezes later :-D show that the problem always occurs during disk i/o operations, specially when loading the system at boot or installing/deinstalling packages (heavy disk usage = faster freeze). Of course, I did not have any problem when I use my previous kernel as fallback (an old 2.6.8 version build with the Debian Sarge sources). Perhaps a disk driver (I use the AIC7XXX kernel module) bug ? my lspci : 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 MP [IGD4-2P] System Controller (rev 11) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 MP [IGD4-2P] AGP Bridge 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] ISA (rev 02) 00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] IDE (rev 01) 00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] ACPI (rev 01) 00:07.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] USB (rev 07) 00:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 00:0a.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4400] (rev a2) Thanx for your help, THR4K -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-16.6-tigermp Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-source-2.6.18 depends on: ii binutils 2.17-3 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.3-6 high-quality block-sorting file co Versions of packages linux-source-2.6.18 recommends: ii gcc 4:4.1.1-15 The GNU C compiler ii libc6-dev [libc-dev] 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Development Librari ii make 3.81-2 The GNU version of the "make" util -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
