UNC Linux Users Group

["Alan Hoyle" <alanh AT email.unc.edu>]

If the problem resumes, I'll do so.

-a


On 6/15/06, Ritesh Kumar <ritesh AT cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> 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
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >    Alan Hoyle  -  alanh AT unc.edu  -  http://www.alanhoyle.com/
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  Alan Hoyle  -  alanh AT unc.edu  -  http://www.alanhoyle.com/
    "I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG
               Get Horizontal, Play Ultimate.