Bug 6841

Summary:	Laptop hangs/freezes after some time
Product:	Other	Reporter:	Jure Repinc (jlp.bugs)
Component:	Other	Assignee:	other_other
Status:	CLOSED PATCH_ALREADY_AVAILABLE
Severity:	blocking	CC:	bunk, protasnb
Priority:	P2
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	2.6.18-rc1	Subsystem:
Regression:	---	Bisected commit-id:

Description Jure Repinc 2006-07-16 04:34:08 UTC

Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.17.5
Distribution: Gentoo Linux
Hardware Environment: HP Compaq nx6125 laptop with AMD Turion 64
Problem Description:
After some time while running with 2.6.18-rc1 my laptop just freezes. All is OK
with 2.6.17.5. I don't know what us causing this. It can also happen if I leave
the laptop alone and don't even work on it. What can I do to help find the part
that is causing this. How can I get some usefull log or output when the system
is frozen?

Steps to reproduce:
1. Power up the laptop with 2.6.18-rc1
2. Use it or leave it for some time
3. See it freeze

Comment 1 Jure Repinc 2006-08-12 16:52:34 UTC

I just tried with RC4 and the freeze still happens.

Comment 2 Matthew Peterson 2006-08-28 23:41:29 UTC

I had a similar problem, but it seems to have gone away for the moment. 

Are you using the ndiswrapper drive by any chance ?

Taking a look at the 2.6.17 -> 2.6.18-rc1 change log shows about 4 or 6 patches
that effect the x86_64 memory management code, and could be the cause of this
bug. If i get time, i'll try bisecting these patches to see which ones cause the
lockup.

Comment 3 Jure Repinc 2006-08-29 03:00:02 UTC

I only use ndiswrapper with stable kernel. When testing I use bcm43xx driver
that is in the kernel.

Comment 4 Ortwin Glück 2006-11-06 08:24:17 UTC

I am seeing this too on a Gentoo laptop with vanilla 2.6.18.1. I am not using
the ndiswrapper but Prism54, so I guess that's not the problem.

Comment 5 Natalie Protasevich 2007-08-25 23:50:20 UTC

Is the problem still happening with recent kernels? If so, can you clarify: does it happen after power save mode? You can also check for errors in /var/log/messages.
Thanks.

Comment 6 Jure Repinc 2007-08-26 02:12:25 UTC

Currently I'm running kernel 2.6.22.3 and don't get the freezes anymore.