---- JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/05/2010 01:27 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx 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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines