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Re: [Xpert]glibc problem? system locks HARD
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- Subject: Re: [Xpert]glibc problem? system locks HARD
- From: volodya at mindspring dot com
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:48:00 -0500 (EST)
- cc: glibc-linux at ricardo dot ecn dot wfu dot edu, bug-glibc at gnu dot org, xpert at xfree86 dot org
- Reply-To: glibc-linux at ricardo dot ecn dot wfu dot edu
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Admin Mailing Lists wrote:
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> On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 volodya@mindspring.com wrote:
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> >
> > Glibc problem should not lockup your system. Are you able to telnet into
> > your computer when it stops responding ? If you box is not on the network
>
> i can't do anything to it, no telnet, no pings, etc..
>
> > switch to one of the consoles and type (in bash):
> >
> > while [ x=x ] ; do sleep 1; /bin/echo \\007 ; done
> >
>
> can't switch to any consoles when it's locked..can't even Alt-SysRq the
> kernel.
You do this _before_ you start X. So you get beeps telling you the system
is up :)
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> > If the system continues to beep after you are unable to use it then it is
> > not locked up hard, likely an Xserver or sound driver problem.
> >
>
> sound is not compiled in the kernel.
It could be loaded as modules.. I am saying this because both
enlightenment and kde like to play sounds. twm does not.
Vladimir Dergachev
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> -Tony
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> Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
> thelittleprince@asteroid-b612.org Intergrafix Internet Services
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> > Vladimir Dergachev
> >
> > On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Admin Mailing Lists wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Until until about 2 months ago I ran libc 5.4.38.
> > > Back then I tried to get kde2 to work for me, it would compile, but when
> > > running, a lot of things would segfault. gcc is 2.95.2, kernel was the
> > > 2.2 series, nothing fancy compiled in..no I2C, USB, sound, or
> > > power management.
> > > xfree was 3.3.6.
> > > Running PR440FX mobo with dual ppro 200s, SCSI drives, 384MB ram, Diamond
> > > Stealth 2000
> > > I finally broke down and upgraded to glibc 2.1.3.
> > > Upgrade seemed to go fine, installed the libraries, recompiled binutils
> > > and compiler as libc6, etc..programs compile and run fine as libc6
> > > binaries.
> > > So now I recompile kde2 and it compiles and installs fine, but when I run
> > > it it gets to 100% done, and sometimes to the welcome screen, and the
> > > system locks HARD, and i'm forced to hard-reset.
> > > I tried upgrading xfree, i used 4.0.1 binaries and even compiled 4.0.1
> > > from source, all with still the same result.
> > > I tried upgrading the kernel, no effect. I tried the 2.4 series kernel,
> > > same result, still locks.
> > > The basic tvm under X runs fine.
> > > I also tried compiling and running enlightenment. Has the same exact
> > > effect as KDE. Locks the system. So it's not KDE, and i'm guessing it's
> > > not X or the kernel.
> > > the only thing i can come up with is a glibc problem.
> > >
> > > does anyone have any ideas or advice?
> > > i can provide the X config file, or any other system info, if needed.
> > >
> > > Thanx,
> > >
> > > -Tony
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> > > Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
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