Intel G31M/ES2L , Hard locking problems with this mainboard on 8.04

[Eberhard Roloff]

Martin Laberge wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 March 2009 18:34:24 Alan Dacey wrote:
>> Martin Laberge wrote:
>>> I have a new Intel G31M / ES2L Mainboard with a
>>> Intel quad core 2.33Ghz
>>>
>>> when asking a certain amount of processing/disk/screen power
>>> the system LOCK HARD.
>>>
>>> whatever you do to minimise the load, and work the most cleanly possible.
>>>
>>> if you click too fast asking for process (that the machine can easily execute)
>>> then all is locked.
>>>
>>> no kbd/mouse/net/ssh/ping/anything respond anymore,
>>> but all is FREEZED on the screen as the last clock of the processor
>>> let it .
>>>
>>> the power button is the only way out.
>>>
>>> I am using Kubuntu 8.04.2 with 2.6.24.23 kernel.
>>>
>>> (this installation-on-disk worked well on the last
>>>  machine it was installed to. Changing machine, to a better one
>>> (the last was a i586/1000 dumb machine, 512M-Ram) (the new is a quad/2300/intel, 2G-Ram)
>>> set me to a unending HARD-LOCK sequence of the system.
>>>
>>> anytime i do something, it may lock or not.
>>> sometimes it takes minutes, sometimes hours....
>>>
>>> Remember this hard-disk is the same disk.
>>> (just changed from the old to the new machine)
>>>
>>> Someone have idea to what to check or change or ...????
>>>
>>>
>> I am just taking a wild guess, but did you flash the BIOS?  Play with 
>> overclocking?  The chipset should work.  Do you have a video card?
>>
>> Alan
>>
> 
> I just found that the problem is PROBABLY the Wifi card I added in the system.
> 
> The card is a realtek, using the 'rt61pci' module.
> 
> I just changed it for an USB Dlink card, using the 'rt71usb' module for a short time.
> 
> It seems to not hang anymore.
> 
> The hang seems to come fromthe rt61pci module.
> 
> On a Pentium 1000 Mhz, it worked fine (the rt61pci card)
> 
> On the Quad Intel 2300, It jammed the system hard. 
> (all stays on the video, but keyb and mouse do not move anymore)
> 
> With a temporary usb stick for wifi access, the system did not
> jam hard since introduced. (5 hours ago).
> 
> The old card gave me an uptime of max 1 hour.
> 
> then, (rt61pci on quad-core is to prohibit, until further notice)
> 
> 
> 
nothing against LTS. However with hardware that is as recent as yours, I 
would take the latest Linux available, i.e. Intrepid or Jaunty.

Eberhard