Re: 2.2.16: How to freeze the kernel

2000-11-24 Thread Douglas Gilbert
Ulrich Windl wrote: > > Hello, > > this is for your interest, amusement, and for "what not to do": > > I managed to freeze the kernel (2.2.16 from SuSE Linux 7.0) in a way > that I could not even switch virtual consoles. Completely silent > eberything... > > It all started when Windows/95 ruin

Re: 2.2.16: How to freeze the kernel

2000-11-24 Thread Steffen Grunewald
On Fri 2000-11-24 (09:10), Ulrich Windl wrote: > Hello, > > At that point I pressed "RESET", and interestingly the builtin BIOS of > the Adaptec 2740 (EISA) hung while trying to detect the device. > > Only after powering down both, the CD writer and the machine (a HP > Netserver LD Pro), the B

2.2.16: How to freeze the kernel

2000-11-24 Thread Ulrich Windl
Hello, this is for your interest, amusement, and for "what not to do": I managed to freeze the kernel (2.2.16 from SuSE Linux 7.0) in a way that I could not even switch virtual consoles. Completely silent eberything... It all started when Windows/95 ruined another CD-R while trying to write