On 07/05/2010 03:07 PM, awrobinson-ml@nc.rr.com wrote:
---- JDjd1008@gmail.com wrote:
On 07/05/2010 01:27 PM, awrobinson-ml@nc.rr.com wrote:
I am trying to install Fedora on a PC I built. I had Windows XP running on it for more than a year without any apparent problems. I put a new hard drive in the box and tried Fedora 13 and now Fedora 12. It seems to freeze at random or panic. I suspect hardware or a driver. I've been pulling cards, but it seems to happen regardless of what combination I have in the box. I've tried Gnome, KDE, and now init 3, but it seems to happen with the same frequency. I left it on last night and found these messages on the screen this morning:
[<c0409ab5>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x31/0x38 [drm:drm_fb_helper_panic] *ERROR* panic occurred, switching back to text console -------------------[ cut here ]-------------- WARNING: at arch/x86/kernel/smp.c:117 native_smp_send_reschedule+0x23/0x46() Hardware name: TF520-A2+06a/0x01 Modules linked in hwmon_vid sunrpc cpufreq_ondemand powernow_k8 ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip5table_filter ip6_tables ipv6 dm_multipath uinput snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer ppdev parport_pc snd parport soundcore r8169 snd_page_alloc i2c_nforce2 k8temp mii ata_generic pata_acpi pata_amd nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core [last uploaded: i2c_dev] Pid: 1517, comm: abrtd Tainted: G D 2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686.PAE #1 Call Trace: [<c04412dd>] warn_slowpath_common [<c041d044>] ? native_smp_send_reschedule+0x23/0x46 [<c0441306>] warn_slow_path_null+0x12/0x15 [<c041d044>] native_smp_sned_reschedule+0x23/0x46 [<c042dbac>] resched_task_0x5c/0x5f [<c042dc0d>] check_preempt_curr_idle+0x13/0x15 [<c042c1b1>] check_preempt_curr+0x15/0x18 [<c043d85a>] try_to_wake_up+0x14/0x34 [<c043d915>] default_wake_function+0x14/0x34 [<c042d1e7>] __wake_up_comon_0x39/0x61 [<c0433437>] __wake_up+0x23/0x40 [<c0441a09>] printk_tick+0x37/0x3a [<c044e8f5>] update_process_times+0x37/0x48 [<c045df9c>] __run_hrtimer_0xa0/0xef [<c0466dd6>] ? tick_sched_timer_0x0,0xa0 [<c045e1ec>] hrtimer_interrupt_0xe0/0x1d5 [<c041e019>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt_0x68/0x7b [<c0409ab5>] apic_timer_interrupt_0x31/0x38 [<c07a451c>] ? panic+0xc7/0xe7 [<c07a7056>] oops_end+0x97/0xa6 [<c04273f8>] no_context+0x13b/ox145 [<c04274ee>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0xec/0xf4 [<c07a7f98>] ? do_page_fault+0x0/0x29f [<c0427588>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0x13/0x15 [<c07a88c9>] do_page_fault_0x139/0x29f [<c07a7f98>] ? do_page_fault_0x0/0x29f [<c07a6693>] error_code+0x73/0x78 [<c044e29b>] ? run_timer_softirq+0xd8/0x1f0 [<c04479ca>] __do_softirq_0xb1/0x157 [<c0447aa6>] do_softirq_0x36/0x41 [<c0447b99>] irq_exit_0x2e/0x61 [<c041e01e>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x7b [<c0409ab5>] apic_timer_interrupt_0x31/0x38 ---[ end trace 65e050a46d3d088c ]---
I typed these from the screen, so I cannot swear for the accuracy of every character. I've looked for these type of messages in the message log and the /var/log directory, but haven't found them. I don't see any indications of why it freezes in the message log when it does. I looked for core files in a few places but found none.
I doubt I've given enough info to pinpoint the source of the problem. So my questions revolve around how to troubleshoot this problem. Where would I look for usable information? What experiments could I try that might point to the source of the problem? Would a core file help? If so, how do I get the system to generate one? How do I figure this one out?
Thanks!
Andrew Robinson
Is the panic output the same every time? i.e. is it always the apic timer? If it is, it sounds like you might have a hardware proplem on the motherboard.
By the way, which fedora version have you installed? If not F13, have you tried F13, and then done a full update? --
Since I have not been able to capture the output of the panics, I don't know if it fails in the same place every time. That was intended to be one of my questions. How do I capture the panic output? When it just freezes, how do I find info on why?
Yes, I tried Fedora 13 first. When I ran into the problems, I tried Fedora 12. When I experienced the same freezes and panics, I decided it was not version specific.
Thanks. Please keep the questions coming.
Andrew
I would start by eliminating as many davices as you can, but still be able to boot linux and have a console. One thing you might try is eliminate the graphics card and use the serial port which you connect, via a null modem cable to a second PC - where you can then run minicom on the second port's pc to capture the failing pc's output. minicom allows you to capture everything into a file. If you do not have any PCI cards and all your devices are built into the motherboard, you might then try to disable them in BIOS if your BIOS provides such a feature. For examle, some BIOS'es let you disable USB chipsets, or disable the raid and use the plain or plain sata. Hopefully you get some more info.