UNC Linux Users Group

["Ritesh Kumar" <ritesh AT cs.unc.edu>]

Can you post your complete dmesg output please?

Ritesh

On 6/15/06, Alan Hoyle <alanh AT email.unc.edu> wrote:

It's a desktop using the integrated Intel video.  The symptoms are
that it gets extreme amounts of load.  if I'm lucky, I get in via ssh,
through the xscreensaver, or by logging in at the console.  it's doing
it right now.  looking at top, I don't see any process that's hanged
and, in fact, opera is still quite responsive.  However, top doesn't
update but once every 10 seconds or so, the clock has skewed by 10
minutes, and if I go to a command line, things won't pop up.  dmesg's
last few messages are:
[drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00: 02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[drm] Initialized i915 1.4.0 20060119 on minor 0
psmouse.c: Explorer Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost
synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away.
psmouse.c: Explorer Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost
synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.

but I do see a number of messages of the type:

Jun 15 09:34:59 nelson avahi-daemon[1934]: Invalid response packet.

in the messages log.



On 6/14/06, Cristobal Palmer < cmpalmer AT ils.unc.edu> wrote:
> Are you using an ati graphics card? What's locking up? I've recently
> had trouble with the radeon driver such that the keyboard locks up, but
> I can still ssh to the machine, restart gdm and go on with life.
>
> So I guess I'm asking if this is a desktop or a server.
>
> -CMP
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 11:11:31PM -0400, Alan Hoyle wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I had been having a problem with FC4 locking up overnight so I tried
> > upgrading to FC5, but the problems have continued.  Sometimes, I'll be
> > able to log in after a looooong delay, and running programs, but I
> > don't see any particular program generating load, zombie processes or
> > memory usage...Sometimes top reports large percentages of "wa" or "hi"
> > usage, but little other stuff.
> >
> > Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > Top report:
> >
> > top - 22:16:28 up  5:59, 10 users,  load average: 7.88, 5.36, 2.39
> > Tasks: 127 total,   9 running, 118 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
> > Cpu(s):  0.0% us,  0.0% sy,  0.0% ni,  0.0% id, 100.0% wa,  0.0% hi,
> > 0.0% si,  0.0% st
> > Mem:   1002888k total,   656612k used,   346276k free,    57064k buffers
> > Swap:  1015800k total,        0k used,  1015800k free,   385416k cached
> >
> > top - 22:16:32 up  5:59, 10 users,  load average: 7.36, 5.33, 2.41
> > Tasks: 129 total,   7 running, 122 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
> > Cpu(s):  0.0% us,  0.0% sy,  0.0% ni,  0.0% id,  0.0% wa,  0.0% hi,
> > 0.0% si,  0.0% st
> > Mem:   1002888k total,   660444k used,   342444k free,    57076k buffers
> > Swap:  1015800k total,        0k used,  1015800k free,   385584k cached
> >
> >
> > [alanh@nelson ~]$ uptime
> >  22:14:14 up  5:57, 10 users,  load average: 6.92, 3.74, 1.50
> > [alanh@nelson ~]$ ps aux
> > USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
> > root         1  0.0  0.0   1992   668 ?        S    16:16   0:00 init [5]
> > root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        SN   16:16   0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
> > root         3  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:16   0:00 [watchdog/0]
> > root         4  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [events/0]
> > root         5  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [khelper]
> > root         6  0.0  0.0       0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kthread]
> > root         8  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kblockd/0]
> > root         9  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kacpid]
> > root        99  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [khubd]
> > root       154  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:16   0:00 [pdflush]
> > root       155  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:16   0:00 [pdflush]
> > root       157  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [aio/0]
> > root       156  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:16   0:00 [kswapd0]
> > root       244  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kseriod]
> > root       316  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kpsmoused]
> > root       334  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:16   0:00 [kmirrord]
> > root       346  0.0  0.0       0     0 ?        D    16:16   0:00 [kjournald]
> > root       413  0.0  0.0   2212   656 ?        S<s  16:16   0:00 /sbin/udevd -d
> > root      1167  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:16   0:00 [kjournald]
> > root      1440  0.0  0.0   1652   552 ?        Ds   16:17   0:00 syslogd -m 0
> > root      1443  0.0  0.0   1600   388 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 klogd -x
> > rpc       1454  0.0  0.0   1736   556 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 portmap
> > rpcuser   1473  0.0  0.0   1844   804 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 rpc.statd
> > root      1489  0.0  0.0  11988   624 ?        S<sl 16:17   0:00 auditd
> > root      1491  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:17   0:00 [kauditd]
> > root      1517  0.0  0.0   4724   580 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 rpc.idmapd
> > dbus      1532  0.0  0.1  13316  1108 ?        Ssl  16:17   0:00
> > dbus-daemon --system
> > root      1542   0.0  0.0   2288   880 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 hcid:
> > processing events
> > root      1545  0.0  0.0   1664   476 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 sdpd
> > root      1557  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:17   0:00 [krfcommd]
> > root      1590  0.0  0.0   1816   456 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/bin/hidd --server
> > nut       1603  0.0  0.0   1660   412 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/bestups /dev/ttyS0
> > nut       1606  0.0  0.0   1672   376 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/upsd
> > root      1609  0.0  0.0   1660   564 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/upsmon
> > nut       1610   0.0  0.0   1660   564 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/upsmon
> > root      1693  0.0  0.0   1876   724 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/automount --timeout=
> > root      1705   0.0  0.0   1596   456 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
> > root      1724  0.0  0.2   9256  2268 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 cupsd
> > root      1732  0.0  0.1   4976  1100 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> > ntp       1748  0.0  0.4   4248  4248 ?        SLs  16:17   0:00 ntpd
> > -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/nt
> > root      1785  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > [afs_rxlistener]
> > root      1787  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00 [afs_callback]
> > root      1789  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00 [afs_rxevent]
> > root      1791  0.0  0.0    1948   352 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/vice/etc/afsd -fakestat -
> > root      1793  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00 [afsd]
> > root      1795  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > [afs_checkserver]
> > root      1797  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > [afs_background]
> > root      1799  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > [afs_background]
> > root      1801  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:17   0:00 [afs_cachetrim]
> > root      1819  0.0  0.1   8388  1932 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > sendmail: accepting connection
> > smmsp     1828  0.0  0.1   7360  1724 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > sendmail: Queue runner@01:00:0
> > root      1838  0.0  0.0   1824   344 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 gpm
> > -m /dev/input/mice -t imps
> > root      1848  0.0  1.0  25928 10720 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > nobody    1857  0.0  0.0   1768   676 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/local/bin/noip2
> > root      1866   0.0  0.1   5184  1204 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 crond
> > apache    1880  0.0  0.8  27664  8436 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1881  0.0  0.8  27496  8404 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1882  0.0  0.8  27348  8244 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1883  0.0  0.8  27432  8304 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1884  0.0   0.8  27512  8420 ?        S    16:17   0:01 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1885  0.0  0.8  27520  8416 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1886  0.0  0.8  27360  8280 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    1887  0.0  0.8  27496  8392 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > xfs       1903  0.0  0.3   5728  3860 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 xfs
> > -droppriv -daemon
> > root      1920   0.0  0.0   2164   452 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
> > avahi     1933  0.0  0.1   3828  1592 ?        Ss   16:17   0:05
> > avahi-daemon: running [nelson.
> > avahi     1934  0.0  0.0    2804   312 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > avahi-daemon: chroot helper pr
> > root      1943  0.0  0.1   3132  1148 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > cups-config-daemon
> > 68        1953   0.0  0.3   4968  3312 ?        Ss   16:17   0:01 hald
> > root      1954  0.0  0.1   3136  1020 ?        S    16:17   0:00 hald-runner
> > 68        1960  0.0  0.0   2236   872 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/hald-addon-acpi
> > 68        1966  0.0  0.0   2236   872 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/hald-addon-keyboa
> > root      1974  0.0  0.0   2192   704 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/hald-addon-storag
> > root      1986  0.0  0.0   1588   404 tty1     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty1
> > root      1987  0.0  0.0   1588   404 tty2     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty2
> > root      1988  0.0  0.0   1588   408 tty3     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty3
> > root      1989  0.0  0.0   1588   408 tty4     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty4
> > root      1990  0.0  0.0   1584   404 tty5     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty5
> > root      1991  0.0  0.0   1588   408 tty6     Ss+  16:17   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty6
> > root      1992  0.0  0.1   4448  1228 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /bin/sh /etc/X11/prefdm -nodae
> > root      1993  0.0  0.3  19600  3316 ?        Ssl  16:17   0:00
> > /usr/bin/dsmc sched
> > root      2058  0.0  0.2  12860  2632 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> > root      2084  0.0  0.2  13528  2904 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> > root      2087  1.0  3.1  37936 31344 tty7     Ss+  16:17   3:55
> > /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -auth /var/gd
> > apache    2131  0.0  0.8  27376  8292 ?        S    16:17   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > alanh     2136  0.0  2.1  28892 21696 ?        Ss   16:17   0:18 enlightenment
> > alanh     2179  0.0  0.0   4100   680 ?        Ss   16:17   0:00
> > /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/db
> > alanh     2182   0.0  0.0   2896   492 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-wi
> > alanh     2183  0.0  0.1  13312  1284 ?        Ssl  16:17   0:00
> > dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid
> > alanh     2187   0.0  0.7  32364  7928 ?        Ssl  16:17   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-da
> > alanh     2190  0.0  0.3   7032  3460 ?        S    16:17   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 15
> > alanh     2201   0.0  0.1   3276  1648 ?        Ss   16:18   0:00
> > /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobee
> > alanh     2205  0.0  0.2   7176  2588 ?        Ss   16:18   0:00
> > /usr/libexec/bonobo-activation
> > alanh     2210   0.0  1.8  98512 18572 ?        Ssl  16:18   0:08 gnome-terminal
> > alanh     2211  0.0  0.0   2228   616 ?        S    16:18   0:00
> > gnome-pty-helper
> > alanh     2231  0.0  0.2   4348  2132 ?        S    16:18   0:00
> > xscreensaver -nosplash
> > alanh     2233  0.0  0.1   4584  1524 pts/2    Ss+  16:18   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2236  0.0  0.1   4580  1556 pts/3    Ss+  16:18   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2250   0.0  0.1   4584  1544 pts/4    Ss+  16:18   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2294  0.0  0.7  13208  7932 pts/3    S    16:19   0:00 emacs ccipiw.ph
> > alanh     2362  0.0  0.2  27808  2336 ?        Ssl  16:21   0:02 synergys
> > alanh     2502  0.0  0.1   4584  1524 pts/5    Ss+  16:30   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2518  0.0  0.1   4580  1520 pts/6    Ss+  16:31   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2534  0.0  0.1   4580  1520 pts/7    Ss+  16:31   0:00 bash
> > alanh     2555  0.9 12.9 177396 129468 ?       Ss   16:32   3:10
> > /usr/lib/opera/9.0-20060614.6/
> > alanh     2568  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    16:32   0:00
> > [operapluginwrap] <defunct>
> > apache    2696  0.0  0.8  27204  8100 ?        S    16:45   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > alanh     3153  0.0  0.1   4584  1508 pts/1    Ss+  17:49   0:00 bash
> > apache    4222  0.0  0.8  27204  8044 ?        S    20:53   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4658  0.0  0.7  27208  7924 ?        S    22:10   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4659  0.0  0.5  25928  5720 ?        S    22:10   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4660  0.0   0.7  27128  7928 ?        S    22:10   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4669  0.0  0.5  25928  5724 ?        S    22:11   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4679  0.0  0.5  25928  5724 ?        S    22:12   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > root      4681  0.0  0.2   7796  2364 ?        Ss   22:12   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh [priv]
> > root      4686  0.0  0.2   7792  2372 ?        Ss   22:12   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh [priv]
> > apache    4690  0.0  0.5  25928  5712 ?        S    22:12   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4691  0.0  0.5  25928  5724 ?        S    22:12   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > apache    4692  0.0  0.7   27128  7924 ?        S    22:12   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > root      4694  0.0  0.2   6352  2136 ?        Ss   22:13   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh [priv]
> > sshd      4695  0.0  0.1   6344  1424 ?        S    22:13   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh [net]
> > apache    4698  0.0  0.7  27100  7892 ?        S    22:13   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
> > alanh     4699  0.0  0.1   7956  1780 ?        S    22:13   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh@pts /9
> > alanh     4704  0.0  0.1   7792  1776 ?        S    22:13   0:00 sshd:
> > alanh@pts/8
> > alanh     4705  0.0  0.1   4584  1520 pts/8    Ss   22:13   0:00 -bash
> > alanh     4725   0.0  0.1   4580  1516 pts/9    Ss   22:13   0:00 -bash
> > alanh     4747  0.0  0.1   2124  1032 pts/9    S+   22:14   0:00 top
> > alanh     4751  0.0  0.0   4184   952 pts/8    R+   22:14   0:00 ps aux
> >
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