Kevin Turner wrote:
> Version:
> Linux version 2.4.1-pre12 (gcc version 2.95.3 20010125 (prerelease))
>
> Possible suspect players:
> dpkg seems to trigger the bug
> ReiserFS is the partition that doesn't sync
> binfmt_misc shows up in the call traces.
>
> Symptoms:
>
> The system assumes glacial speeds. If you're *lucky*, you'll see one
> widget re-paint in X before the next ice age. Ctrl-alt-delete is
> unresponsive, as are attempts to start proccesses via the network or
> joystick port. Keypresses to programs such as getty are not echoed.
> All program output to console and network is stopped dead. If you leave
> for a several-hour-long coffee break and come back to it, there's still
> no evidence that you banged on the keyboard.
Wild shot in the dark....I'd lay odds that you had about 6-7 Megs free
in your buffers/cache line, yes?
-d
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