Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-19 Thread lafanga lafanga
Alan, I have tried kernel version 2.2.19pre13 and it works with no problems whatsoever. Thanks. >From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lafanga lafanga) >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-19 Thread Alan Cox
> I'll be happy to test out 2.2.19pre. I'm having a little difficulty locating > it though on kernel.org. Can you or somebody send me a URL for this. ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/alan/... each 2.2.19pre patch is versus the 2.2.18 base ie tar xvfz linux-2.2.18.tar.gz

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-19 Thread lafanga lafanga
L PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2. >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:37:49 + (GMT) > > > You were spot on. Indeed touching the device file causes it to hang. >Should > > I recompile the kernel in a particular way to avoid this? > >I'

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-19 Thread Alan Cox
> You were spot on. Indeed touching the device file causes it to hang. Should > I recompile the kernel in a particular way to avoid this? I'd be interested to know if 2.2.19pre works or not. I'd like to fix the hang most definitely. As a short term cure rm /dev/psaux you can use mknod to put

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-19 Thread lafanga lafanga
Alan, You were spot on. Indeed touching the device file causes it to hang. Should I recompile the kernel in a particular way to avoid this? Many Thanks. >From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lafanga lafanga) >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Proli

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-18 Thread Alan Cox
> The programs 'gpm', 'kudzu' and 'startx' all hang the server immediately > after they exit (with exit status 0). I cannot pinpoint why the kernel hangs > and would appreciate any help. The only thing I suspect it may be is that it The three of them all touch the mouse. Does dd if=/dev/psau

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-18 Thread Trevor Hemsley
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:09:17, "lafanga lafanga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Compaq Proliant 1600 server which can be hung on demand with all > the 2.4 series kernels I have tried (2.4, 2.4.1 & 2.4.2-pre3). Kernel 2.2.16 > runs perfectly (from a default RH7.0). > > I have ensured that

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-18 Thread lafanga lafanga
There is indeed a PS/2 mouse and it is plugged in. As far as I know its an Intel 440BX chipset since its a 100Mhz bus. >From: Johannes Erdfelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: lafanga lafanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 b

Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

2001-02-18 Thread Johannes Erdfelt
On Sun, Feb 18, 2001, lafanga lafanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The programs 'gpm', 'kudzu' and 'startx' all hang the server immediately > after they exit (with exit status 0). I cannot pinpoint why the kernel hangs > and would appreciate any help. The only thing I suspect it may be is that i