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  • From: "Alan Hoyle" <alanh AT email.unc.edu>
  • To: "UNC Linux Users Group" <unclug AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: Greg Jansen <count0 AT email.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: [unclug] Weird problem with FC4-5
  • Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:43:50 -0400
For those of you keeping score at home, my FC5 box has been running
without any load issues since the bios update (knock on MDF with fake
wood plastic veneer). Thanks for the suggestions everyone but
especially John for what appears to be the solution!

-alan


On 6/15/06, Alan Hoyle <alanh AT email.unc.edu> wrote:
I applied the BIOS update so I'll see how that goes. Lighting insense
right now, but keeping pentacle chalk and live chicken handy. ;-)

-alan


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/
> > > "I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG
> > > Get Horizontal, Play Ultimate.
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> > ------------------------------------------
> > Cristobal M. Palmer
> > UNC-CH SILS
> > cmpalmer AT ils.unc.edu
> >
> > internet equivalent of naked baby photos:
> > http://ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer/
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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.
>


--
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.



--
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.


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