[ltp] Input devices seem to freeze or hang periodically

[Carl Klitscher]

And again Thomas triggers the last part of my failing memory... I also
excluded IRQ 5 and IRQ 9 in config.opts to force the use of (in my case)
IRQ 10 for the token ring card...

Carl Klitscher
Systems Specialist
IBM New Zealand Ltd
Phone (64-4) 576-5892. Mobile 021 460-594
Linux - Open. For Business.


                                                                                                                           
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These are the symptoms of irq mishandling: irq conflicts
or misconfiguration.


 --- Eric Blouin <eblouin@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a 600x and I seem to have a problem(s) that is similar but not
> exactly like anyone else's on the list.
>
> At times my thinkpad seems to "freeze."  Freeze in this case means the
> keyboard _and_ mouse seem to be locked (it is always both).  I can't
type,
> ctr-alt-backspace the server or ctr-alt-del the machine.  I can fn-F4 to
> suspend, but when I resume the machine doesn't respond to my keystrokes
for
> the password (I have a power on password).  The strange thing is I can
> usually physically remove my PCMCIA card and everything will come back
> alive.  If the password prompt is up, I can then type in my pw and
resume.
> Keystrokes that I pressed will even be buffered and printed as soon as
the
> PCMCIA card is ejected.
>
> Occasionally, my system also hard hangs.  Can't ping, can't suspend,
can't
> do anything but power down.  Related to above?
>
> Here is what I know:
>
> - PCMCIA card is an IBM Token-Ring Auto 16/4 Credit Card Adapter
> -  OS is RH 7.1 SBE.  Hangs with kernels: 2.4.3-6, 2.4.13, 2.4.14-pre8
> -  Happens in X or with no X-server running
> -  Mean time to failure can be hours (normally 10-15 min), but I don't
> recall ever hanging or freezing with PCMCIA card _not_ installed
> -  APM compiled in or out makes no difference
> -  System will freeze or hang while just idling
> -  System seems to freeze more often just as I click in a VT window to
type
> (could be coincidental)
> -  Upgraded to most recent bios
>
>
> Any help?
>
> Eric Blouin




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