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02-18-2004, 08:02 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 32
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2.6.3 + nforce2 = random system freeze
Im getting random system freezes. It has happend in the console so i know its not X etc.
About once per hour, perhaps it has something to do with forcedeth ?
Just trying to see if anyone else has this problem so we can figure it out.
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02-25-2004, 05:24 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 2
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Same problem (but it is in X). Fedora+2.6.3+nForce2+fglrx-glc22-3.2.8.
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02-25-2004, 11:19 AM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 32
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Mine will do in in X also, so we are likly to be experiencing the same problem. Ive just decided to wait until 2.6.4
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02-25-2004, 02:20 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Puerto Rico
Distribution: Slackware 9.1
Posts: 12
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Got the same problem in slack , but it only happens when im downloading something.  |
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02-25-2004, 04:06 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
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Perhaps forcedeth is to blame, anyone tried compiling without it and using a different nic?
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02-25-2004, 08:45 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Puerto Rico
Distribution: Slackware 9.1
Posts: 12
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I'm not using the nforce nic.
Last edited by G-fahmah; 02-25-2004 at 09:20 PM.
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02-25-2004, 10:37 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 32
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/me waits for 2.6.4, post your results with that when it comes out to this thread, i will do the same
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03-03-2004, 07:42 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 2
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Sorry for being away so long...
I tried to use my system without X - the same, it freezed suddenly.  But when I turned back to 2.4.25+preemtible patch, with X and nvnet, it freezed also! Maybe, preemptibility?
I'll try old conf (2.6.3) without forcedeth today. |
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03-03-2004, 12:10 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2003
Distribution: Gentoo, Slackware
Posts: 25
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Hi I also had this problem. I have a Asus A7NX8 nforce 2 mobo and I'm also running Gentoo with gentoo-sources 2.4.22-r7. The following radom systems freezes is a known bug with some nforce 2 mobos. Anyway here is how I fixed it, I'm using grub so on my kernel line i added this acpi=off nolapic noapic. Now my system is running just fine. This website also has some more info about the problem http://atlas.et.tudelft.nl/verwei90/nforce2/index.html
I hope this helps |
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03-12-2004, 03:08 AM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 32
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Ive tried 2.6.4 now, and im getting the same problem, only this time the freeze's quicker, many times I cant even get done booting before it freezes.
looking into it..
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03-12-2004, 03:25 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Distribution: Ubuntu & Arch
Posts: 3,503
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Its a known issue with the nforce2 chipset I believe. Try adding:
noapic nolapic acpi=off
to your boot line in grub.conf or lilo.conf. Its working for me.
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03-12-2004, 03:26 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2001
Location: Bristol, UK
Distribution: Slackware, Fedora, RHES
Posts: 2,243
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I had the same problem on an NForce2 based box. I ended up disabling APIC support and the box has been fine since. I'm using the nvnet module on 2.4.24, everthing else is stock.
cheers
Jamie...
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03-12-2004, 03:33 AM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Posts: 32
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YES i cant believe ppl posted back this quick at this hour...
disabling apic in the kernel has solved my problem! i think...
dont think this will slow me down eh? no biggie tho. really happy with a 2.6 stable system
thanks
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03-12-2004, 04:33 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2001
Location: Bristol, UK
Distribution: Slackware, Fedora, RHES
Posts: 2,243
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The APIC only changes how you handle your interrupts, I wouldn't expect to see any performance differences - I never have.
As for replying "at this hour" - It was 09:26 in my timezone 
Jamie... |
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