Slackware 10 -> My setup is NOT STABLE -- constantly freezes

azzurro · 08-15-2004, 03:50 PM

Hi all,

Thanks to all the help here and the great resources available on the net, my Slackware 10 box is almost up and running exactly the way I want it.

The only problem I'm having is that it constantly freezes... I cannot move the mouse, and a red indicator light on my case stays constantly red (not sure if it's cpu or hdd).

I haven't done anything drastic. I basically followed Shilo's setup guide (neglecting to set up the mail server, or swaret). I'm using a stock Slackware 10 install.

I'm running Gnome.

In all cases where the freezing has taken place, Azureus has been running. I've never noticed the machine freeze while actually using it - only if I leave it unattended and come back.

I haven't really installed anything else, except for TightVNC server. I have attempted to get DCGUI and Nicotine working, but that's about it.

Anyone having the same problem? Advice? Recommendations? Thanks

Tinkster · 08-15-2004, 04:08 PM

What's your graphics card?

EyesOnly · 08-15-2004, 04:12 PM

Quote:

The only problem I'm having is that it constantly freezes... I cannot move the mouse, and a red indicator light on my case stays constantly red (not sure if it's cpu or hdd).

This would be the harddisk.. It might be a failing harddisk; had this happening a couple of times myself.
You could take a look at the logfiles: /var/log/messages
and search for any error-messages. In the case of a failing harddisk, there should be messages about IDE-resetting and such..

good luck.

azzurro · 08-15-2004, 09:29 PM

The videocard is a brand new Radeon 9200. (not pro, not se, not xt)

I'm just using the xorg drivers for it.

The machine itself was built probably around 5-6 years ago. I remember that the 600 MHz P3 in it was the fastest processor available at the time.

I'm not sure if the harddrive was part of the original build. I would really hate for it to die though. It is my trusty Seagate Barracuda

Here is the output from /var/log/messages:

Code:

Aug 15 04:40:01 azzurro syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Aug 15 05:00:22 azzurro -- MARK --
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Aug 15 11:00:22 azzurro -- MARK --
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Aug 15 12:00:22 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 12:10:03 azzurro kernel: keyboard: unknown scancode e0 1f
Aug 15 12:10:06 azzurro kernel: keyboard: unknown scancode e0 1f
Aug 15 12:10:32 azzurro gconfd (server-2564): starting (version 2.6.2), pid 2564 user 'server'
Aug 15 12:10:32 azzurro gconfd (server-2564): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0
Aug 15 12:10:32 azzurro gconfd (server-2564): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/server/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1
Aug 15 12:10:32 azzurro gconfd (server-2564): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2
Aug 15 12:14:08 azzurro gconfd (server-2564): Exiting
Aug 15 12:14:16 azzurro kernel: keyboard: unknown scancode e0 1f
Aug 15 12:14:17 azzurro kernel: keyboard: unknown scancode e0 1f
Aug 15 12:14:35 azzurro gconfd (server-2743): starting (version 2.6.2), pid 2743 user 'server'
Aug 15 12:14:35 azzurro gconfd (server-2743): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0
Aug 15 12:14:35 azzurro gconfd (server-2743): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/server/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1
Aug 15 12:14:35 azzurro gconfd (server-2743): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2
Aug 15 12:26:11 azzurro sshd[2944]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.150 port 4128 ssh2
Aug 15 12:40:22 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 13:00:22 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 13:20:22 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 17:21:58 azzurro syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: 255MB LOWMEM available.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Initializing CPU#0
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Memory: 256052k/262128k available (1844k kernel code, 5688k reserved, 618k data, 120k init, 0k highmem)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Inode cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Buffer cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: CPU: L1 I cache: 16K, L1 D cache: 16K
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: CPU: L2 cache: 256K
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0890, last bus=1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Using IRQ router VIA [1106/0596] at 00:04.0
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:09.0
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:04.2
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0a.1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0d.0
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0a.2
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: VFS: Disk quotas vdquot_6.5.1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Journalled Block Device driver loaded
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: vesafb: framebuffer at 0xd8000000, mapped to 0xd080d000, size 1536k
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: vesafb: mode is 1024x768x8, linelength=1024, pages=169
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:5517
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: vesafb: scrolling: redraw
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with HUB-6 MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.10f
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: VP_IDE: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:04.1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: VP_IDE: chipset revision 16
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: VP_IDE: not 100%% native mode: will probe irqs later
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: VP_IDE: VIA vt82c596b (rev 23) IDE UDMA66 controller on pci00:04.1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel:     ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb800-0xb807, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel:     ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb808-0xb80f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: hda: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=9729/255/63, UDMA(66)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: hdb: 390721968 sectors (200050 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=24321/255/63, UDMA(66)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: hdc: ATAPI 32X DVD-ROM drive, 256kB Cache, UDMA(33)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: hdd: ATAPI 40X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 8192kB Cache, DMA
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Partition check:
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel:  hda: hda1 hda2
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel:  hdb: hdb1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: linear personality registered as nr 1
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: raid0 personality registered as nr 2
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: raid1 personality registered as nr 3
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: raid5 personality registered as nr 4
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: raid5: measuring checksumming speed
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: autorun ...
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: md: ... autorun DONE.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: LVM version 1.0.8(17/11/2003)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Initializing Cryptographic API
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: IP: routing cache hash table of 2048 buckets, 16Kbytes
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 16384 bind 32768)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Linux IP multicast router 0.06 plus PIM-SM
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 120k freed
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Adding Swap: 979956k swap-space (priority -1)
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 203M
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro chipset
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xe4000000
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel:   options:  [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: Databook TCIC-2 PCMCIA probe: not found.
Aug 15 17:21:59 azzurro kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded!
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1:  /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1:  /sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug start (entering script)
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro kernel: gameport0: Emu10k1 Gameport at 0xa400 size 8 speed 1242 kHz
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:0d.0
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:04.2
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:09.0
Aug 15 17:22:00 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0a.1
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: PCI: Assigned IRQ 5 for device 00:0b.0
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd0c82000, 00:50:ba:d4:11:55, IRQ 5
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1:  /sbin/dhcpcd -d -t 10 eth0
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0a.2
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.2: NEC Corporation USB 2.0
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.2: irq 11, pci mem d0c9a000
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.2: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 0.95, driver 2003-Dec-29/2.4
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: hub.c: 5 ports detected
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: PCI: Assigned IRQ 10 for device 00:0a.0
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xd0ca2000, IRQ 10
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0a.0, NEC Corporation USB
Aug 15 17:22:01 azzurro kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: hub.c: 3 ports detected
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:0a.1
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:04.2
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:09.0
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0d.0
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xd0ca4000, IRQ 9
Aug 15 17:22:02 azzurro kernel: usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0a.1, NEC Corporation USB (#2)
Aug 15 17:22:03 azzurro kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
Aug 15 17:22:03 azzurro kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Aug 15 17:22:03 azzurro kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: ohci1394: $Rev: 1045 $ Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:09.0
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:04.2
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0a.1
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0d.0
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: ohci1394_0: OHCI-1394 1.0 (PCI): IRQ=[9]  MMIO=[c6800000-c68007ff]  Max Packet=[2048]
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:04.2
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:09.0
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0a.1
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:0d.0
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xb400, IRQ 9
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Aug 15 17:22:04 azzurro kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Aug 15 17:22:23 azzurro logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug start (exiting script)
Aug 15 17:22:23 azzurro sshd[1333]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
Aug 15 17:25:11 azzurro sshd[1367]: Illegal user serve from 192.168.0.148
Aug 15 17:25:11 azzurro sshd[1367]: Failed none for illegal user serve from 192.168.0.148 port 4834 ssh2
Aug 15 17:25:12 azzurro sshd[1367]: Failed password for illegal user serve from 192.168.0.148 port 4834 ssh2
Aug 15 17:25:14 azzurro sshd[1367]: Failed password for illegal user serve from 192.168.0.148 port 4834 ssh2
Aug 15 17:25:26 azzurro sshd[1369]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.148 port 4835 ssh2
Aug 15 17:25:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): starting (version 2.6.2), pid 1400 user 'server'
Aug 15 17:25:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0
Aug 15 17:25:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/server/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1
Aug 15 17:25:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2
Aug 15 17:26:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): GConf server is not in use, shutting down.
Aug 15 17:26:32 azzurro gconfd (server-1400): Exiting
Aug 15 17:26:51 azzurro gconfd (server-1633): starting (version 2.6.2), pid 1633 user 'server'
Aug 15 17:26:51 azzurro gconfd (server-1633): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0
Aug 15 17:26:51 azzurro gconfd (server-1633): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/server/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1
Aug 15 17:26:51 azzurro gconfd (server-1633): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2
Aug 15 17:41:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 18:01:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 18:21:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 18:41:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 18:46:07 azzurro sshd[1984]: Failed password for root from 192.168.0.148 port 4991 ssh2
Aug 15 18:46:20 azzurro sshd[1986]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.148 port 4992 ssh2
Aug 15 19:01:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 19:21:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 19:41:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 20:01:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 20:21:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 20:41:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 21:01:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 21:21:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 21:41:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 22:01:58 azzurro -- MARK --
Aug 15 22:16:29 azzurro sshd[2505]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.148 port 1106 ssh2

Do you see anything suspicious about ide in there?

Edit: Almost forgot, I believe I rebooted at Aug 15 17:21:58 " azzurro syslogd 1.4.1: restart.". I don't know how long before then it was until the freezing occured.

azzurro · 08-20-2004, 05:37 PM

Some interesting developments:

I was really hoping my hard drive wasn't to blame, so I performed a little unscientific test. I had totem play an xvid avi file for 2 straight days. Then, after not observing any crashes, I ran azureus, but downloaded to my brand-new harddrive that is running as a slave. Sure enough, the hard drive light was fixed on and the computer was completely frozen.

Unfortunately my test was rendered inadmissable because of some fucking script kiddies trying to break into my box.

Here's the relevant output of /var/log/messages leading up to and at the time of the crash:

Code:

Aug 19 17:58:35 azzurro sshd[4865]: Accepted password for test from 211.104.144.54 port 35347 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:44 azzurro sshd[4879]: Illegal user guest from 211.104.144.54

Aug 19 17:58:44 azzurro sshd[4879]: Failed password for illegal user guest from 211.104.144.54 port 35583 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:46 azzurro sshd[4881]: Illegal user admin from 211.104.144.54

Aug 19 17:58:46 azzurro sshd[4881]: Failed password for illegal user admin from 211.104.144.54 port 35641 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:48 azzurro sshd[4883]: Illegal user admin from 211.104.144.54

Aug 19 17:58:48 azzurro sshd[4883]: Failed password for illegal user admin from 211.104.144.54 port 35685 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:50 azzurro sshd[4885]: Illegal user user from 211.104.144.54

Aug 19 17:58:50 azzurro sshd[4885]: Failed password for illegal user user from 211.104.144.54 port 35735 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:52 azzurro sshd[4887]: Failed password for root from 211.104.144.54 port 35785 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:55 azzurro sshd[4889]: Failed password for root from 211.104.144.54 port 35833 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:57 azzurro sshd[4891]: Failed password for root from 211.104.144.54 port 35868 ssh2

Aug 19 17:58:59 azzurro sshd[4893]: Failed password for test from 211.104.144.54 port 35896 ssh2

Aug 19 18:08:45 azzurro sshd[4913]: Accepted password for test from 210.91.208.103 port 55107 ssh2

Aug 19 18:27:30 azzurro sshd[4928]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.150 port 1091 ssh2

Aug 19 18:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 18:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 19:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 19:32:54 azzurro sshd[5434]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.150 port 1356 ssh2

Aug 19 19:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 20:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 20:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 20:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 21:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 21:21:12 azzurro sshd[6026]: Accepted password for server from 192.168.0.150 port 1618 ssh2

Aug 19 21:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 21:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 22:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 22:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 22:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 23:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 23:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 19 23:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 00:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 00:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 00:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 01:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 01:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 01:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 02:18:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 02:38:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 02:58:43 azzurro -- MARK --

Aug 20 03:15:12 azzurro sshd[7112]: Accepted password for test from 64.22.197.11 port 53078 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:19 azzurro sshd[7126]: Illegal user guest from 64.22.197.11

Aug 20 03:15:19 azzurro sshd[7126]: Failed password for illegal user guest from 64.22.197.11 port 54427 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:21 azzurro sshd[7128]: Illegal user admin from 64.22.197.11

Aug 20 03:15:21 azzurro sshd[7128]: Failed password for illegal user admin from 64.22.197.11 port 54618 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:22 azzurro sshd[7131]: Illegal user admin from 64.22.197.11

Aug 20 03:15:22 azzurro sshd[7131]: Failed password for illegal user admin from 64.22.197.11 port 54839 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:23 azzurro sshd[7133]: Illegal user user from 64.22.197.11

Aug 20 03:15:23 azzurro sshd[7133]: Failed password for illegal user user from 64.22.197.11 port 55053 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:25 azzurro sshd[7135]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 55283 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:26 azzurro sshd[7137]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 55529 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:27 azzurro sshd[7139]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 55761 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:28 azzurro sshd[7141]: Failed password for test from 64.22.197.11 port 55940 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:30 azzurro sshd[7144]: Failed password for test from 64.22.197.11 port 56129 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:31 azzurro sshd[7146]: Failed password for test from 64.22.197.11 port 56371 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:32 azzurro sshd[7148]: Failed password for test from 64.22.197.11 port 56558 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:33 azzurro sshd[7150]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 56725 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:35 azzurro sshd[7152]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 56932 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:36 azzurro sshd[7154]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 57252 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:38 azzurro sshd[7156]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 57548 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:40 azzurro sshd[7158]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 57808 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:41 azzurro sshd[7160]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 58077 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:42 azzurro sshd[7162]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 58276 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:44 azzurro sshd[7164]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 58517 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:45 azzurro sshd[7166]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 58693 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:46 azzurro sshd[7168]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 58900 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:47 azzurro sshd[7170]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 59066 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:48 azzurro sshd[7172]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 59308 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:50 azzurro sshd[7174]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 59505 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:51 azzurro sshd[7176]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 59669 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:52 azzurro sshd[7178]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 59879 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:53 azzurro sshd[7180]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 60064 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:54 azzurro sshd[7182]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 60230 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:55 azzurro sshd[7184]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 60414 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:57 azzurro sshd[7186]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 60594 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:58 azzurro sshd[7188]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 60806 ssh2

Aug 20 03:15:59 azzurro sshd[7190]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 61000 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:01 azzurro sshd[7192]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 33008 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:02 azzurro sshd[7194]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 33250 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:03 azzurro sshd[7196]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 33439 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:04 azzurro sshd[7198]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 33678 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:06 azzurro sshd[7200]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 33856 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:07 azzurro sshd[7202]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 34056 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:08 azzurro sshd[7204]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 34283 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:10 azzurro sshd[7206]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 34472 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:11 azzurro sshd[7209]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 34694 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:12 azzurro sshd[7211]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 34869 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:13 azzurro sshd[7213]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35043 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:14 azzurro sshd[7215]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35223 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:15 azzurro sshd[7217]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35376 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:17 azzurro sshd[7219]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35629 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:18 azzurro sshd[7221]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35833 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:19 azzurro sshd[7223]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 35998 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:20 azzurro sshd[7225]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 36181 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:21 azzurro sshd[7227]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 36377 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:22 azzurro sshd[7229]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 36569 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:24 azzurro sshd[7231]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 36741 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:25 azzurro sshd[7233]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 36921 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:26 azzurro sshd[7235]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 37118 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:27 azzurro sshd[7238]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 37361 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:28 azzurro sshd[7240]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 37519 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:29 azzurro sshd[7242]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 37685 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:31 azzurro sshd[7244]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 37878 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:32 azzurro sshd[7246]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 38034 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:33 azzurro sshd[7248]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 38262 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:35 azzurro sshd[7250]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 38480 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:36 azzurro sshd[7252]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 38707 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:37 azzurro sshd[7254]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 38904 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:38 azzurro sshd[7257]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39093 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:39 azzurro sshd[7259]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39273 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:41 azzurro sshd[7261]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39427 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:42 azzurro sshd[7263]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39607 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:43 azzurro sshd[7265]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39794 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:44 azzurro sshd[7267]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 39968 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:48 azzurro sshd[7269]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 40127 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:49 azzurro sshd[7271]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 40739 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:50 azzurro sshd[7273]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 40946 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:52 azzurro sshd[7275]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 41131 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:53 azzurro sshd[7277]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 41341 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:54 azzurro sshd[7279]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 41503 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:55 azzurro sshd[7281]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 41720 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:57 azzurro sshd[7283]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 41899 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:58 azzurro sshd[7286]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42092 ssh2

Aug 20 03:16:59 azzurro sshd[7288]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42264 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:00 azzurro sshd[7290]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42429 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:02 azzurro sshd[7292]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42666 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:02 azzurro sshd[7294]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42829 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:04 azzurro sshd[7296]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 42988 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:05 azzurro sshd[7298]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 43181 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:06 azzurro sshd[7300]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 43387 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:08 azzurro sshd[7302]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 43573 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:09 azzurro sshd[7304]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 43772 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:10 azzurro sshd[7306]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 43929 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:11 azzurro sshd[7309]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 44172 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:13 azzurro sshd[7311]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 44364 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:14 azzurro sshd[7313]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 44569 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:15 azzurro sshd[7315]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 44758 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:17 azzurro sshd[7317]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 44975 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:17 azzurro sshd[7319]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 45157 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:19 azzurro sshd[7321]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 45285 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:20 azzurro sshd[7324]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 45476 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:21 azzurro sshd[7326]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 45651 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:22 azzurro sshd[7328]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 45822 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:23 azzurro sshd[7330]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46000 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:24 azzurro sshd[7332]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46157 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:25 azzurro sshd[7334]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46350 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:26 azzurro sshd[7336]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46505 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:28 azzurro sshd[7338]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46636 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:29 azzurro sshd[7340]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 46849 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:30 azzurro sshd[7342]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47032 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:31 azzurro sshd[7344]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47219 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:32 azzurro sshd[7346]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47382 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:33 azzurro sshd[7348]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47558 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:34 azzurro sshd[7350]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47741 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:36 azzurro sshd[7352]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 47912 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:36 azzurro sshd[7354]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 48091 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:38 azzurro sshd[7356]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 48248 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:39 azzurro sshd[7358]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 48438 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:40 azzurro sshd[7360]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 48585 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:41 azzurro sshd[7362]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 48805 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:42 azzurro sshd[7364]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49003 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:44 azzurro sshd[7366]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49145 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:45 azzurro sshd[7368]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49362 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:46 azzurro sshd[7370]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49510 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:47 azzurro sshd[7372]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49692 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:48 azzurro sshd[7374]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 49854 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:49 azzurro sshd[7376]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50031 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:50 azzurro sshd[7378]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50176 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:51 azzurro sshd[7380]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50370 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:52 azzurro sshd[7382]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50519 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:54 azzurro sshd[7384]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50699 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:55 azzurro sshd[7386]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 50907 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:56 azzurro sshd[7388]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 51123 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:57 azzurro sshd[7390]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 51247 ssh2

Aug 20 03:17:59 azzurro sshd[7392]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 51445 ssh2

Aug 20 03:18:00 azzurro sshd[7394]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 51649 ssh2

Aug 20 03:18:01 azzurro sshd[7396]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 51865 ssh2

Aug 20 03:18:02 azzurro sshd[7399]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 52030 ssh2

Aug 20 03:18:04 azzurro sshd[7401]: Failed password for root from 64.22.197.11 port 52194 ssh2
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Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.

Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:

Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: 255MB LOWMEM available.

Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: Initializing CPU#0

Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: Memory: 256052k/262128k available (1844k kernel code, 5688k reserved, 618k data, 120k init, 0k highmem)


etc...

All those logins sure as hell aren't from me. That test account I made but forgot to delete. It also has the most obvious password...

I realize that I need to secure my box better. It's actually on my to-do list... what I actually wanted to do was make it stable first. Could this be related to the stability issue I've been having? I don't think that it is.

I'm also going to post in the security forum and find out what kind of damage could have been done.

Thanks for any help.

Note: I rebooted here: Aug 20 17:49:38 azzurro kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.

WMD · 08-20-2004, 11:05 PM

1. It's not your HD. Linux won't crash if that happened.

2. Disable sshd, changes are, you don't need it. Use pkgtool > setup > daemons/servers/whatever it is to do that.

Shade · 08-21-2004, 01:03 AM

Linux can indeed crash with a failing hard drive,
especially if there are bad sectors or input/output
error from the swap partition. It's not invincible.

I have a feeling that you don't have DMA enabled
on your disks, which makes transfer rates
excruciatingly slow... Or perhaps your DMA
settings are too aggressive.

Try these commands to find out:

hdparm /dev/hda
hdparm -i /dev/hda
hdparm -tT /dev/hda

This will let you know the status of your hard drive
and whether it's being used to its full potential.

--Shade

azzurro · 08-24-2004, 08:32 PM

Sorry about not getting back sooner.

MDA: Yes, I do need SSH. I'm using it to tunnel through VNC.

Shade: I tried the commands and DMA is indeed on. I am typing this response from another computer (the crashing machine is not hooked up to the network at all while I determine if there was any damage caused by the security breach), so I will post the results once the machine gets on the net.

Is there any way to check if the hard disk is dying?

I will recap my experiences: I noticed that the machine was crashing. In all situations, Azureus was running. I did a quick, unscientific test: I ran totem, having it play an xvid-encoded file for 2 straight days. I chose this test because I know that decoding the file would chew up my entire cpu and put some stress on the machine. No crash.

Then I started up Azureus, and started downloading and seeding some big torrent files. Now, I just added a brand new Seagate harddrive to my machine, so instead of downloading to the older Seagate, I saved to the new one. Sure enough, it crashed.

Any help much appreciated.

Kahless · 09-06-2004, 02:31 AM

Go to seagates website and download the hard disk diagnostics for your drive. use the tool to make a bootable floppy, boot to it, and test the drive.

gbonvehi · 09-06-2004, 03:01 AM

azurro, try another bt program and see if it crashes, maybe it's java related... also Azureus is known to suck up a lot of ram ,maybe the light it's because it's using the swap which i assume it's on the old disk.

walmartshopper · 09-08-2004, 08:48 AM

If there's a problem with your hard drive, it might have been caught by SMART. Make sure smart is turned on from your BIOS and try running (as root):

#smartctl -a /dev/hdx (of course substitute hdx with the actual drive)

It should be pretty clear if there are any problems.

luiwo · 09-19-2004, 03:35 PM

Since you said that this only happens when you are not doing anything, look into APM problems, maybe in the BIOS setup. If you have options for APM checked, try unchecking them and see if that makes a difference.

Spirit[Si] · 10-04-2004, 04:38 AM

I've got a similar problem, but it is not related to failing harddrives, thats for sure. Azureus freeze my system completely so I would suggest running the computer without Azureus for a couple of days and see if that helps.

I've tried Azureus with different java versions without any luck. My solution has been to run Azureus on my Windows computer, but I do not like it.

IRIGHTI · 10-04-2004, 05:56 PM

ATI's drivers lock me up on a regular basis. So that could be it.