What is 03:09 device? Check your /proc/bus/devices and/or your disk section in /proc. Do you get to hear weird noises out of your computer during such a case? Do dmesg | grep 03 and check what 03:09 refers to. It might be bad blocks (my guess) or it might be some PCI device malefunctioning.
My two cents and a dime. Ez. On Tuesday 11 November 2003 21:02, Micha Feigin wrote: > On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 08:48, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > First - a disclaimer. My kernel is tainted. I'm asking people here > > whether anyone knows anything about it, before going through the process > > of untainting my kernel (nvidia, vmware). > > > > I'm not sure what the conditions are, yet. The problem happened once > > while downloading the Fedora ISOs (and I didn't get the hint :-\ ), and > > once while compiling wine and editing a picture with Gimp (about four > > days apart). The problems are not easilly reproducable. > > > > The CPU jumps to 100%, the mouse still functions (as well as the > > kcpuload applet), but the window manager no longer functions. The > > console is filled with messages: > > > > Nov 11 08:08:27 sun kernel: vs-3050: wait_buffer_until_released: nobody > > releases buffer (dev 03:09, size 4096, blocknr 4587520, count 3, list 0, > > state 0x10019, page c157a280, (UPTODATE, CLEAN, UNLOCKED)). Still waiting > > (30000000) JDIRTY !JWAIT sr0: CDROM not ready. Make sure there is a disc > > in the drive > > > > The second message may not be related. The negative number in the > > paranthesis keeps changing. The last time the message was > > > > Nov 9 00:52:07 sun kernel: vs-3050: wait_buffer_until_released: nobody > > releases buffer (dev 03:09, size 4096, blocknr 1146880, count 3, list 0, > > state 0x10019, page c1563d20, (UPTODATE, CLEAN, UNLOCKED)). Still waiting > > (210000000) JDIRTY !JWAIT > > > > While X became unresponsive, I could switch to text console, log in, and > > run programs (top, etc.). I couldn't kill the process that caused the > > problem (winebuild). It's apparent that neither disk nor filesystem are > > fatally locked. > > > > One more note - I'm using a new hard disk. The first time this happened, > > I thought that this may be due to a disk failure. Now I'm no longer sure. > > sun:~# uname -r > > 2.4.22-1-686 > > Debian/Sid > > sun:~# lsmod > > Module Size Used by Tainted: PF > > sr_mod 14744 2 (autoclean) > > cdrom 29184 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod] > > nvidia 1630400 11 (autoclean) > > apm 10060 1 (autoclean) > > vmnet 19600 4 > > vmmon 23260 0 (unused) > > usb-storage 69376 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > autofs4 9876 2 (autoclean) > > af_packet 13672 1 (autoclean) > > decnet 78480 1 > > ide-scsi 10448 1 > > scsi_mod 95296 2 [sr_mod usb-storage ide-scsi] > > jedec_probe 9760 0 (autoclean) > > gen_probe 2512 0 (autoclean) [jedec_probe] > > chipreg 761 0 [jedec_probe] > > cmpci 26484 1 > > soundcore 3940 2 [cmpci] > > agpgart 41976 3 > > 8139too 15912 1 > > mii 2464 0 [8139too] > > crc32 2912 0 [8139too] > > parport_pc 23880 1 (autoclean) > > lp 7168 0 (autoclean) > > parport 26728 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] > > printer 7520 0 > > scanner 10720 0 (unused) > > keybdev 2116 0 (unused) > > mousedev 4372 1 > > hid 21860 0 (unused) > > usbmouse 2296 0 (unused) > > usbkbd 3672 0 (unused) > > input 3648 0 [keybdev mousedev hid usbmouse usbkbd] > > usb-uhci 23600 0 (unused) > > usbcore 63372 1 [usb-storage printer scanner hid > > usbmouse usbkbd usb-uhci] > > rtc 6792 0 (autoclean) > > reiserfs 191056 5 (autoclean) > > ext2 36352 1 (autoclean) > > ext3 65316 0 (autoclean) > > jbd 42760 0 (autoclean) [ext3] > > ide-detect 10832 0 (autoclean) > > cmd64x 8036 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > cmd640 2916 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > cy82c693 2156 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > slc90e66 4880 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > sis5513 11824 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > via82cxxx 11144 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > aec62xx 6020 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > amd74xx 10148 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > serverworks 8412 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > hpt34x 2504 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > hpt366 15556 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > ide-disk 16832 7 (autoclean) [hpt366] > > piix 8392 1 (autoclean) > > opti621 2668 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > generic 1928 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > sc1200 5232 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > alim15x3 7796 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > pdc202xx_old 11492 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > pdc202xx_new 8004 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > ns87415 2056 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > rz1000 1064 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > cs5530 3728 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > adma100 840 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > siimage 9124 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > triflex 2508 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > trm290 2506 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > ide-core 99064 7 (autoclean) [usb-storage ide-scsi > > ide-detect cmd64x cmd640 cy82c693 slc90e66 sis5513 via82cxxx aec62xx > > amd74xx serverworks hpt34x hpt366 ide-disk piix opti621 generic sc1200 > > alim15x3 pdc202xx_old pdc202xx_new ns87415 rz1000 cs5530 adma100 siimage > > triflex trm290] > > unix 15500 138 (autoclean) > > Don't know about this problem, but why are do you keep just about every > module under the sun loaded? > Also do you think its reiserfs thats causing the problems? (I see you > also have ext2 and ext3 modules loaded). > What is your root's file system (the question is raised since its > supposed to be compiled in and I see reiserfs, ext2 and ext3 are > modules). > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]