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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:36:40PM -0400, Willie Wong wrote: |
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> The first thing to determine is that whether it is freezing of the |
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> user interface or the underlying kernel. For desktops I often compile |
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> the kernel with the option that it flashes the keyboard LEDs when it |
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> is panicking, so I can see at a glance that the omelette has hit the |
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> fan. |
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On second thought, I am not sure if the keyboard flashing is |
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optional... every desktop that I've come across that kernel panic'd |
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did flash the LEDs, that and the fact the last time I built my desktop |
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kernel is over a year ago makes me a non-authority on kernel options. |
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Willie W. Wong wwong@××××××××××××××.edu |
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408 Fine Hall, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton |
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