Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:50:51 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Toomas Aas <toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Wayne Sierke <ws@au.dyndns.ws> Subject: Re: 6.3-PRERELEASE desktop system periodically freezes momentarily Message-ID: <4783D41B.3000204@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4783C8A8.2090705@raad.tartu.ee> References: <1199812249.96494.133.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> <4783C8A8.2090705@raad.tartu.ee>
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Toomas Aas wrote: > Wayne Sierke wrote: > >> FreeBSD 6.3-PRERELEASE #5: Sat Dec 29 19:25:43 CST 2007 i386 >> >> I've noticed that this system is freezing periodically, for anywhere >> from around a fraction of a second up to perhaps 1.5 seconds, and >> occurring on average about twice a minute, but with no particular >> pattern - i.e. it could happen twice in fairly quick succession, or not >> for 40-50 seconds. > > I'm very surprised to find out that maybe I'm not alone in the universe. > I have a 6.3-PRERELEASE system (last cvsupped Dec 12), which always > freezes *once* a few minutes after booting up. This happens typically at > the time when I've just logged in using xdm, fluxbox has started up and > I'm opening my first xterm. The freeze lasts approximately 1-3 seconds. > Once this freeze is over, it doesn't happen again until I shut down the > machine for the night. But it does happen every time after starting up. This is usually when your system accesses swap because you ran out of free RAM. Krishome | help
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