On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 01:28:08AM -0400, Gabriel Guzman wrote: > Ok, been awhile, but I'm definitely still getting some freezes. I'm > unable to get a ddb report though as it seems that the kernel hasn't > actually crashed. It's a bit of a strange problem, and I'm at a loss > as to how to provide more detail. I'll throw in everything I've got. > Here's the detailed version of what happens: > > Working normally, running programs, checking mail, browsing web, then > unpredictably the system starts to hang. Usually the pattern goes like > this. No more window updates in X but I'm still able to switch to a > virtual tty(C1, C2, C3) however, if I attempt to login, I can type my > username and password, but when I hit enter --- nothing. I also noticed > that if I have an ssh session to the machine from another machine, the > shell is still responsive (i.e. I can hit enter and get a new prompt) > but if I run anything, even an ls... the program doesn't run and I get > blocked from doing anything else in that window. Eventually pings stop > responding as well, though if I have an open systat window I can see > the CPU at 100% idle. It's as if programs that have already been loaded > into ram continue working, but nothing new can be loaded and executed. > My only recourse once the pings all stop responding is to hold down the > power button and restart the machine. > > Anyone have any ideas on how to try and get more details? If I had to > guess... I'd guess buggy radeon firmware, but... what do I know?
I'm not sure what to tell you. My freezes all totally disappeared and I haven't had any more since then. I'm wondering if this is related to radeondrm or something like that. Hopefully someone who knows more can chime in. Are they still continuing with the latest snapshots? Bryan
