Regular screen freezes
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:11 am
I have used Linux Mint 13, Linux Mint 14, and Fedora on this system, and they all exihibited the same behavior.
Sometimes, my screen freezes - no input changes anything. I am not able to switch to another terminal using ctrl-alt-F1 (or any Fn key). If I have an external keyboard plugged in at that time, its lights will start blinking continuously.
The freeze happens at various moments. The most regular case is when I touch the keyboard while the system is in sleeping mode. But it happens also that it freezes while I am typing!
I looked into syslog, and it complained a lot about irqbalance, so I removed that package, and the error persists.
The system is a Gateway NV57HO6H. Note that it is very stable under Windows.
Hardware details from hardinfo:
Does anyone have any clue on how I can stabilize this laptop???
Sometimes, my screen freezes - no input changes anything. I am not able to switch to another terminal using ctrl-alt-F1 (or any Fn key). If I have an external keyboard plugged in at that time, its lights will start blinking continuously.
The freeze happens at various moments. The most regular case is when I touch the keyboard while the system is in sleeping mode. But it happens also that it freezes while I am typing!
I looked into syslog, and it complained a lot about irqbalance, so I removed that package, and the error persists.
The system is a Gateway NV57HO6H. Note that it is very stable under Windows.
Hardware details from hardinfo:
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Devices
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Processor
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-Processors-
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2330M CPU @ 2.20GHz : 2200.00MHz
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2330M CPU @ 2.20GHz : 800.00MHz
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2330M CPU @ 2.20GHz : 800.00MHz
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2330M CPU @ 2.20GHz : 800.00MHz
Memory
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-Memory-
Total Memory : 3899200 kB
Free Memory : 702964 kB
Buffers : 870360 kB
Cached : 1113208 kB
Cached Swap : 0 kB
Active : 1265152 kB
Inactive : 1458672 kB
Active(anon) : 743972 kB
Inactive(anon) : 58716 kB
Active(file) : 521180 kB
Inactive(file) : 1399956 kB
Unevictable : 4 kB
Mlocked : 4 kB
Virtual Memory : 8787964 kB
Free Virtual Memory : 8787964 kB
Dirty : 372 kB
Writeback : 0 kB
AnonPages : 740044 kB
Mapped : 129232 kB
Shmem : 62440 kB
Slab : 374556 kB
SReclaimable : 294776 kB
SUnreclaim : 79780 kB
KernelStack : 2952 kB
PageTables : 24132 kB
NFS_Unstable : 0 kB
Bounce : 0 kB
WritebackTmp : 0 kB
CommitLimit : 10737564 kB
Committed_AS : 2257144 kB
VmallocTotal : 34359738367 kB
VmallocUsed : 563044 kB
VmallocChunk : 34359171284 kB
HardwareCorrupted : 0 kB
AnonHugePages : 0 kB
HugePages_Total : 0
HugePages_Free : 0
HugePages_Rsvd : 0
HugePages_Surp : 0
Hugepagesize : 2048 kB
DirectMap4k : 86016 kB
DirectMap2M : 3958784 kB
PCI Devices
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-PCI Devices-
Host bridge : Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Communication controller : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
USB controller : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Audio device : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
USB controller : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
ISA bridge : Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
SATA controller : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
SMBus : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
Ethernet controller : Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
SD Host controller : Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM57765 Memory Card Reader (rev 10) (prog-if 01)
System peripheral : Broadcom Corporation Device 16be (rev 10)
System peripheral : Broadcom Corporation Device 16bf (rev 10)
Network controller : Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 34)
USB Devices
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Battery
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-No batteries-
No batteries found on this system
Sensors
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-Cooling Fans-
-Temperatures-
temp1 : 53.00°C
temp2 : 50.00°C
temp3 : 50.00°C
-Voltage Values-
Input Devices
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-Input Devices-
Power Button
Lid Switch
Sleep Button
Power Button
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter
CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter
2.4GHz 2way RF Receiver
2.4GHz 2way RF Receiver
Acer WMI hotkeys
Acer BMA150 accelerometer
1.3M HD WebCam
Video Bus
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm : 3=
HDA Intel PCH Mic
HDA Intel PCH Headphone
SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
Storage
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-SCSI Disks-
ATA TOSHIBA MK6459GS
PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTD11RS
DMI
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-BIOS-
Date : 09/07/2011
Vendor : Gateway
Version : V1.14
-Board-
Name : SJV50_HR
Vendor : Gateway
Resources
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-I/O Ports-
<tt>0000-0cf7 </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:00
<tt> 0000-001f </tt> : dma1
<tt> 0020-0021 </tt> : pic1
<tt> 0040-0043 </tt> : timer0
<tt> 0050-0053 </tt> : timer1
<tt> 0060-0060 </tt> : keyboard
<tt> 0062-0062 </tt> : EC data
<tt> 0064-0064 </tt> : keyboard
<tt> 0066-0066 </tt> : EC cmd
<tt> 0070-0077 </tt> : rtc0
<tt> 0080-008f </tt> : dma page reg
<tt> 00a0-00a1 </tt> : pic2
<tt> 00c0-00df </tt> : dma2
<tt> 00f0-00ff </tt> : fpu
<tt> 0400-047f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> 0400-0403 </tt> : ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK
<tt> 0404-0405 </tt> : ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK
<tt> 0408-040b </tt> : ACPI PM_TMR
<tt> 0410-0415 </tt> : ACPI CPU throttle
<tt> 0420-042f </tt> : ACPI GPE0_BLK
<tt> 0450-0450 </tt> : ACPI PM2_CNT_BLK
<tt> 0454-0457 </tt> : pnp 00:07
<tt> 0500-057f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> 0680-069f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt>0cf8-0cff </tt> : PCI conf1
<tt>0d00-ffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:00
<tt> 1000-100f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> 164e-164f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> 2000-203f </tt> : Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
<tt> 2040-205f </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
<tt> 2060-207f </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> 2060-207f </tt> : ahci
<tt> 2080-2087 </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> 2080-2087 </tt> : ahci
<tt> 2088-208f </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> 2088-208f </tt> : ahci
<tt> 2098-209b </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> 2098-209b </tt> : ahci
<tt> 209c-209f </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> 209c-209f </tt> : ahci
<tt> ff2c-ff2f </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> ffff-ffff </tt> : pnp 00:05
<tt> ffff-ffff </tt> : pnp 00:05
-Memory-
<tt>00000000-0000ffff </tt> : reserved
<tt>00010000-0009d7ff </tt> : System RAM
<tt>0009d800-0009ffff </tt> : reserved
<tt>000a0000-000bffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:00
<tt>000c0000-000ce7ff </tt> : Video ROM
<tt>000e0000-000fffff </tt> : reserved
<tt> 000f0000-000fffff </tt> : System ROM
<tt>00100000-a6e3efff </tt> : System RAM
<tt> 01000000-01690841 </tt> : Kernel code
<tt> 01690842-01cdcd7f </tt> : Kernel data
<tt> 01dce000-01f2efff </tt> : Kernel bss
<tt>a6e3f000-a6ebefff </tt> : reserved
<tt>a6ebf000-a6fbefff </tt> : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
<tt>a6fbf000-a6ffefff </tt> : ACPI Tables
<tt>a6fff000-a6ffffff </tt> : System RAM
<tt>a7000000-af9fffff </tt> : reserved
<tt>afa00000-feafffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:00
<tt> afa00000-afa00fff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt> afb00000-afbfffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:02
<tt> b0000000-bfffffff </tt> : Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
<tt> c0000000-c03fffff </tt> : Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
<tt> c0400000-c04fffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:02
<tt> c0400000-c040ffff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM57765 Memory Card Reader (rev 10) (prog-if 01)
<tt> c0400000-c040ffff </tt> : mmc0
<tt> c0410000-c041ffff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation Device 16be (rev 10)
<tt> c0420000-c042ffff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation Device 16bf (rev 10)
<tt> c0430000-c043ffff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
<tt> c0430000-c043ffff </tt> : Broadcom Tigon3 ethernet driver
<tt> c0440000-c044ffff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
<tt> c0440000-c044ffff </tt> : Broadcom Tigon3 ethernet driver
<tt> c0450000-c04507ff </tt> : Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
<tt> c0500000-c05fffff </tt> : PCI Bus 0000:03
<tt> c0500000-c0501fff </tt> : Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 34)
<tt> c0500000-c0501fff </tt> : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux
<tt> c0600000-c0603fff </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
<tt> c0600000-c0603fff </tt> : ICH HD audio
<tt> c0604000-c060400f </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
<tt> c0604000-c060400f </tt> : Intel(R) Management Engine Interface
<tt> c0606000-c06060ff </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
<tt> c0608000-c06087ff </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
<tt> c0608000-c06087ff </tt> : ahci
<tt> c0609000-c06093ff </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
<tt> c0609000-c06093ff </tt> : ehci_hcd
<tt> c060a000-c060a3ff </tt> : Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
<tt> c060a000-c060a3ff </tt> : ehci_hcd
<tt> e0000000-efffffff </tt> : PCI MMCONFIG 0000 [bus 00-ff]
<tt> e0000000-efffffff </tt> : reserved
<tt> e0000000-efffffff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt>feb00000-feb03fff </tt> : reserved
<tt>fec00000-fec00fff </tt> : reserved
<tt> fec00000-fec003ff </tt> : IOAPIC 0
<tt>fed00000-fed003ff </tt> : HPET 0
<tt>fed10000-fed19fff </tt> : reserved
<tt> fed10000-fed17fff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt> fed18000-fed18fff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt> fed19000-fed19fff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt>fed1c000-fed1ffff </tt> : reserved
<tt> fed1c000-fed1ffff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt>fed20000-fed3ffff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt>fed90000-fed93fff </tt> : pnp 00:0a
<tt>fee00000-fee00fff </tt> : Local APIC
<tt> fee00000-fee00fff </tt> : reserved
<tt>ffd80000-ffffffff </tt> : reserved
<tt>100000000-14fdfffff </tt> : System RAM
<tt>14fe00000-14fffffff </tt> : RAM buffer
-DMA-
<tt> 4</tt> : cascade