On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:40:27 -0400, Steve Parker wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running FC4 (with all updates) and I'm frequently experiencing total > system freezes (i.e. my only option is to reset). I highly suspect this > has to do with a third-party kernel module (Contivity VPN client v3.3 > from Apani) as it seems to occur only when the VPN connection is active > - even though the modules are always loaded. > > With no errors/messages in any of the system logs following a freeze > (crash, lockup, insert-your-favorite-word-here), how does one go about > diagnosing a problem like this? It seems to be a common problem for > many people (at least on fedoraforum.org). Anyone? Help would be > greatly appreciated. Is it worth submitting a bug to bugzilla if the > Contivity modules are suspected? For starters: look into enabling System Request keys, and see whether you can get a reaction. Also keep running the machine with the screen displaying the primary virtual console to see whether anything is logged there. -- Michael Schwendt <mschwendt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz) - Linux 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 loadavg: 2.41 1.57 1.38
