Re: System Freeze

[Alan Cox]

> The problem occurs sporadically when netscape (4.78-2) tries to fetch a
> "complicated" page.  It does not occur reproducibly on any given page.
> A similar problem occurs so frequently with mozilla
> (mozilla-2002032709_trunk-0_rh7) as to render the latter unusable.  The
> system -- a Dell Inspiron 3500 -- is running Redhat 7.2
> (kernel-2.4.9-31), and is connected to the net via an ethernet
> PCMCIA talking to an Alcatel 1000 ADSL (which then obviously connects
> via ADSL).  Presumably this is also a sign of bugs in mozilla, but in
> any event whatever mozilla is doing should not trigger this.  There are
> no messages in /var/log/messages.

The app certain should never be able to trigger such a response.

> ppp_deflate            39104   0 (autoclean)
> bsd_comp                4224   0 (autoclean)
> ppp_async               6848   1 (autoclean)
> ppp_generic            19336   3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
> ppp_async]
> slhc                    5056   0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]

You also have ppp loaded and a ppp link running ?

> pcnet_cs                9700   1
> 8390                    6176   0 [pcnet_cs]

What actual card do you have ? Also if you eject the card when the box
hangs does it unfreeze. My first thought is that it might be a problem
showing up under high network load

Alan