From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JgN9e-0006Sk-Il for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:46:42 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 79636E0545; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:45:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU (sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU [128.112.16.31]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DD21E0545 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:45:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU (Postfix) with ESMTP id 236C92980AF for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:32 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.7 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00,DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU Received: from localhost.localdomain (HELO sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU) (127.0.0.1) by sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU (qpsmtpd/0.32) with ESMTP; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:26 -0400 Received: from fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU (fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU [128.112.16.63]) by sentinel.math.Princeton.EDU (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m2VGjQQV031388 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:26 -0400 Received: (from wwong@localhost) by fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m2VGjQSr031385 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:26 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: fine408a.math.Princeton.EDU: wwong set sender to wwong@princeton.edu using -f Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45:26 -0400 From: Willie Wong To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop keeps freezing Message-ID: <20080331164526.GA31374@math.princeton.edu> References: <49bf44f10803310926h72cc0eb7gd4ef9e0350cb67e5@mail.gmail.com> <20080331163640.GA30719@math.princeton.edu> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080331163640.GA30719@math.princeton.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Archives-Salt: 7b0a9fd8-0914-475e-b70f-26c86782a78d X-Archives-Hash: 9cf0f637c328d9b9e7066fa02df6face On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:36:40PM -0400, Willie Wong wrote: > The first thing to determine is that whether it is freezing of the > user interface or the underlying kernel. For desktops I often compile > the kernel with the option that it flashes the keyboard LEDs when it > is panicking, so I can see at a glance that the omelette has hit the > fan. On second thought, I am not sure if the keyboard flashing is optional... every desktop that I've come across that kernel panic'd did flash the LEDs, that and the fact the last time I built my desktop kernel is over a year ago makes me a non-authority on kernel options. W -- Willie W. Wong wwong@math.princeton.edu 408 Fine Hall, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton A mathematician's reputation rests on the number of bad proofs he has given. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list