Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Firefox and kernel panics.

[Dale]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com>  wrote:
>
>> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>
>>> And this is exactly why you should consider posting any information
>>> your can find on LKML to let the heavy weight guys figure it out. As I
>>> said earlier, I believe they will take you quite seriously. In general
>>> I would also say that Firefox should be able to cause a kernel panic,
>>> and since it is I know the kernel developers are going to be
>>> interested in what's the root cause.
>>>
>>> I don't remember from earlier why you said it was a kernel panic, but
>>> clearly it must be. How are you determining this? Do you have info in
>>> a terminal? For a few problems I've had I've posted digital photos
>>> I've taken and uploaded to FlickR. You might consider doing something
>>> similar.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> The reason I said kernel panic is because someone else posted that when the
>> keyboard lights blink, that is a kernel panic.  Sure enough, when Neil told
>> me how to set it up so that it would automatically reboot when the kernel
>> panics, it does just that.  I have no reason to think it is anything other
>> than a kernel panic based on nothing but the kernel doing the reboot and the
>> lights blinking.
>>
>> I would like to report this but I wouldn't even know where to start.  If I
>> had a lot more knowledge on how to help track it down, then that would be
>> different.  I'm not sure I can help much other than telling them Firefox
>> causes a kernel panic but I have no clue how or why.
>>
>> Then again, if one of the dev would hold my hand a little, I could copy a
>> install over to my spare drive and then not have to worry about messing up
>> my main install.  Fluxbox is OK but I like my KDE better.  ;-)
>>
>> My old rig was in the middle of a update and we just had a nasty little
>> thunderstorm here.  It was OOo of course.  It was 7 hours into a 9 hour
>> compile when the lights blinked.  My old rig isn't on a UPS anymore.  Neat
>> huh?  I'm glad for the rain tho.  My garden needs it really really bad.
>>
>> Dale
>>
> Yeah, if you can't report good clear info then it's just a waste of
> everyone's time. No need to do that.
>
> Not sure if it would work or even apply but there are some kernel
> features, mostly I think used around boot time, that send kernel info
> over either a serial port or more recently an Ethernet link to another
> computer which then stays alove and captures whatever data gets
> transmitted. If you were interested in learning about that (I am but
> haven't had time. I used it years ago to give some LKML guys info they
> needed to get an ATI chipset to work better) then we might be able to
> dig into that off line.
>
> On the other hand, if you're machine is working then it ain't broke, right? ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>
>

It works as long as I don't open Firefox.  If I open Firefox, poof!!  No 
more trapped smoke.  lol

Dale

:-)  :-)