On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:48:38 +0100, Milan Babuskov <milanb.ukloniovo@kms.co.yu> wrote:
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>> And look at other logs, ('ls -lrt' to see most recent)
>
>Since I have to reboot before I review them, the times get reset. I
>guess I'll have to boot from CD, mount the partition and then look at it.

If they not written, I don't think that will help,
lockup --> no log write flush to disk
....
>
>Yes. But it is really strange. I connect to proftpd, it lets me list
>directories, etc. When I copy a lot of files, it starts copying,
>copies some files and then suddenly the entire system hangs. No ping,
>mouse and keyboard don't respond...
Sounds like hardware IRQ lockup --> wrong driver.
>
>> Make sure correct NIC driver loaded -- the startup scripts do
>> make assumptions that may no longer apply.
>
>The hotplug script loads it. NIC is integrated in mainboard. I may
>have to check if there are different drivers for it. Is it possible to
>have mulitple drivers for the same thing?

Yep, depends on the NIC chipset, check /etc/hotplug/blacklist
to see if there is an alternate driver for your situation.

I've hit two: eepro100 vs e100, and tulip vs de4x5.

Cheers,
Grant.