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I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI
on it. It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs
some of our custom scripts, nothing major.

Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.

Fortunately, it has an IPMI card and I programmed it to run an IPMI
watchdog, so it reboots itself very quickly upon lockup,
automatically. Still, I obviously do not like it in the least and hope
for something better.

If there is something that I can do, like enable debug mode of some
sort, etc, I will be happy to get started.

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I demand that Ignoramus4557 may or may not have written...

> I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI on it.
> It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs some of our
> custom scripts, nothing major.
[snip]
> If there is something that I can do, like enable debug mode of some sort,
> etc, I will be happy to get started.

One of the following should help in case there's some kernel log text which
isn't making it to disk:

http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Docum...al-console.txt
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Docum...netconsole.txt

It may also help to add "debug" to the kernel command line.

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Ignoramus4557 <ignoramus4557@nospam.4557.invalid> wrote:
> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.

Try setting the following boot options:

noapic nolapic pci=noacpi

Regards,

Mark.

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On 2008-05-12, Mark Hobley <markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com> wrote:
> Ignoramus4557 <ignoramus4557@nospam.4557.invalid> wrote:
>> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>
> Try setting the following boot options:
>
> noapic nolapic pci=noacpi
>
> Regards,

where in menu.lst should I specify them? Any idea?
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Ignoramus4557 wrote:
> I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI
> on it. It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs
> some of our custom scripts, nothing major.
>
> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>
> Fortunately, it has an IPMI card and I programmed it to run an IPMI
> watchdog, so it reboots itself very quickly upon lockup,
> automatically. Still, I obviously do not like it in the least and hope
> for something better.
>
> If there is something that I can do, like enable debug mode of some
> sort, etc, I will be happy to get started.
>
Probably hardware/heat.

Look at logs.

On 2008-05-12, The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
> Ignoramus4557 wrote:
>> I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI
>> on it. It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs
>> some of our custom scripts, nothing major.
>>
>> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>>
>> Fortunately, it has an IPMI card and I programmed it to run an IPMI
>> watchdog, so it reboots itself very quickly upon lockup,
>> automatically. Still, I obviously do not like it in the least and hope
>> for something better.
>>
>> If there is something that I can do, like enable debug mode of some
>> sort, etc, I will be happy to get started.
>>
> Probably hardware/heat.
>
> Look at logs.

I do not think so. The server is not that busy. If lockups continue
after disabling ACPI, I will explore this possibility using sensors.

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Ignoramus17662 wrote:
> On 2008-05-12, The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
>> Ignoramus4557 wrote:
>>> I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI
>>> on it. It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs
>>> some of our custom scripts, nothing major.
>>>
>>> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>>>
>>> Fortunately, it has an IPMI card and I programmed it to run an IPMI
>>> watchdog, so it reboots itself very quickly upon lockup,
>>> automatically. Still, I obviously do not like it in the least and hope
>>> for something better.
>>>
>>> If there is something that I can do, like enable debug mode of some
>>> sort, etc, I will be happy to get started.
>>>
>> Probably hardware/heat.
>>
>> Look at logs.
>
> I do not think so. The server is not that busy.

That has nothing to do with flakey hardware. Or a clogged fan. Its
summer in the northern hemisphere..all sorts of margnal electronics
kicks over the traces ..I could bore you with a weekend of equipment
failures due to heat, but i wont.


If lockups continue
> after disabling ACPI, I will explore this possibility using sensors.
>
> i

On Mon, 12 May 2008 06:58:37 -0500, Ignoramus4557 wrote:

> On 2008-05-12, Mark Hobley <markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com>
> wrote:
>> Ignoramus4557 <ignoramus4557@nospam.4557.invalid> wrote:
>>> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>>
>> Try setting the following boot options:
>>
>> noapic nolapic pci=noacpi
>>
>> Regards,
>
> where in menu.lst should I specify them? Any idea?

/boot/grub/menu.lst

# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img

# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic nolapic pci=noacpi
initrd /kernel26.img
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

OK?




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> Ignoramus17662 wrote:
> > On 2008-05-12, The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
>>> Ignoramus4557 wrote:
>>>> I have a server with Hardy server edition installed (2.6.24). No GUI
>>>> on it. It runs apache, mysql, is an NFS client and Samba server. Runs
>>>> some of our custom scripts, nothing major.
>>>> Once in about every 2 days, it seems to lock up randomly.
>>>> Fortunately, it has an IPMI card and I programmed it to run an IPMI
>>>> watchdog, so it reboots itself very quickly upon lockup,
[snip]
>>> Probably hardware/heat.
>>> Look at logs.
>> I do not think so. The server is not that busy.

> That has nothing to do with flakey hardware. Or a clogged fan. Its summer
> in the northern hemisphere..all sorts of margnal electronics kicks over the
> traces ..I could bore you with a weekend of equipment failures due to heat,
> but i wont.

What's this rubbish about it being hot in summer? :-)

[snip]
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