[ltp] OpenSUSE 11.0 locks up

[James Knott]

Nathaniel Smith wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 08:38:30PM -0400, James Knott wrote:
>   
>> I've been trying to install OpenSUSE 11.0 on my ThinkPad R31 model
>> 2656-6FU and have noticed it frequently locks up solid, requiring a
>> power down to reboot.  Has anyone else experienced this?  This computer
>> worked fine 10.3 and earlier versions.
>>     
>
> I just switched from Debian to Ubuntu on my X60, including a kernel
> upgrade from 2.6.22 to 2.6.25, and started seeing lockups exactly like
> you describe.  Of course there are lots of ways for the kernel to
> freeze so it's hard to say if we're running into the same bug or not,
> but it's possible there's something nasty hiding in the latest
> upstream kernel that these new distros are just picking up on...
>
> (I've so far only see lockups while the ethernet port was in use --
> how about you?)
>
> -- Nathaniel
>
>   
Well, I use networking a lot, so it's hard to say.  However, I switched 
from the PAE to default kernel and so far it seems to be OK.  Time will 
tell.


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