Linux Sparc Lock-up...

[Kurt Kessler]

Thanks everyone. I know its an older OS. It was just a
default install by the seller that I got it from. I
was just jacking around to play on it. I wound up
doubling the memory to 256mb and it hasnt locked up
since last night. I did try Auroralinux that was
recommended to me by someone on the list, on my other
sparc. Though I like Red Hat, I may even go and try
the SuSe on here for kicks. 
BTW, I've never had to look before, but is there a
command which will show me hardware conflicts?
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Kurt

--- Duane Attaway <dattaway at dattaway.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Kurt Kessler wrote:
> 
> > I have a Sparc Clone (Axil 320) running Red Hat
> 6.2 and it is pulling a
> > windoze on me here...  I have a fresh install, and
> i go to change the
> > root password and create my user account, and it
> just locks up. I
> > reboot, and all is fine. I then opened netscape so
> I can download Opera,
> > and so I type in opera.com and it just locks up.
> Reboot and all is ok. I
> > then decide to try Lynx thinking less strain on
> the system, and same
> > thing. Anyone ever have this problem, or know a
> solution? The system is
> > an Axil 320, Ross 100 mhz processor, 128mb of ram,
> 4 gb scsi drive. I am
> > not getting any errors at all. It just flat locks
> up. I have NEVER had a
> > linux system do this to me, so im a bit baffled.
> Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> 
> This sounds like what happens when there is a
> resource conflict or a
> problem with the hardware.  Creating a user often
> moves files around
> creating disk and IO activity.  Its possible an
> interrupt from your hard
> drive is conflicting with something else at the
> moment or possibly just a
> malfunction of the memory bus and wait states that
> just can't wait or
> something like that.  There might even be an obscure
> software patch for
> that particular problem by slowing things down or
> limiting access to DMA,
> etc.  Sounds like a good one!  I'd try a more recent
> and maintained port
> of linux for your box.
> 
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