[Bug 7215] PCMCIA network card causes either X or kernel to freeze

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7215





------- Comment #10 from ericabel at mit.edu  2007-08-03 08:29 -------
Quoting bugme-daemon at bugzilla.kernel.org:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7215
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> akpm at osdl.org changed:
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> ------- Comment #9 from akpm at osdl.org  2007-08-02 17:26 -------
> We can't make much progress without seeing the kernel printks.  There's
> probabyl something there, only we're not seeing it.  Options would be:
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> - When X is running, do the alt-shift-F1 thing to get back to the VGA 
> console,
>  and try to get X (which is still running) to freeze in this state.  Maybe
> you'll
>  see some messages

I'll give this a try.

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> - Get that serial console working!
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> - have you tried getting netconsole working over the wired ethernet?

Both of these freeze up along with X (if X is indeed causing the problem)

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> If we _can_ get those messages coming out then we can go further and
> investigate the NMI watchdog, whcih can be useful in locating random hangs.
> But until we can see those messages there isn't much point in setting 
> that up.

I understand.

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