From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 15 23:14:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC22A16A46B for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:14:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from acme.spoerlein.net (acme.spoerlein.net [217.172.44.86]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B24013C45B for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:14:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from roadrunner.spoerlein.net (e180173036.adsl.alicedsl.de [85.180.173.36]) by acme.spoerlein.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m0FMmOo8008453 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:48:25 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from roadrunner.spoerlein.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by roadrunner.spoerlein.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0FMIuOp006282 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:18:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: (from q@localhost) by roadrunner.spoerlein.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m0FMIuWJ006281; Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:18:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:18:56 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein To: "J.R. Oldroyd" Message-ID: <20080115221856.GG1529@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> Mail-Followup-To: "J.R. Oldroyd" , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <4783EA7E.1050008@raad.tartu.ee> <4783ED15.1060606@FreeBSD.org> <20080109141859.74d08743@linwhf.opal.com> <478522B5.5030101@FreeBSD.org> <20080109235819.7707133d@linwhf.opal.com> <4785C9FC.4090102@FreeBSD.org> <20080111124929.4aed2471@linwhf.opal.com> <20080112123053.164b5a5c@linwhf.opal.com> <20080113172524.081f0abb@linwhf.opal.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <20080113172524.081f0abb@linwhf.opal.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RELENG_7 2008/01/10 desktop system also periodically freezes X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:14:08 -0000 On Sun, 13.01.2008 at 17:25:24 -0500, J.R. Oldroyd wrote: > David's suggestion re powerd may be relevant. I'd noticed that the > problem seems to happen when the system is idle. I posted earlier that > it seems like I can do all sorts of work without a problem then I stop for > a phone call and when I resume it hangs. I tend to notice a lot of hangs > when typing an email. Try with running/looping some MP3 or WAV files. My system never, ever froze during sound playback. Only when "idle". But since I'm running multiple wmdocklets that update periodically "idle" is not really true. Cheers, Ulrich Spoerlein --=20 It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak, and remove all doubt.