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Subject: Re: linux is hanging From: Steve Borho <steve@borho.org> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 01:55:15 -0500 On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 11:08:27AM +0530, vsnl wrote: > hi > i booted into linux aftera long time and suddenly i feel everything has gone > into slow motion...... nothing seems to happen. i ried to mount my cdrom and > kept getting messages like.....atapi reset irq timeout etc... i wanted to > load staroffice 5.2 but couldnt do it at all. i did a tail -f > /var/log/messages and kept getting repeated messages like atapi reset, irq > timed out, something... busy > it kept going on and on? three options: 1) Your machine is overheated. 2) Your IDE cable is flaky or has been kicked off a drive 3) You've got a drive going bad (HD or CDROM) I would check them in that order === Subject: Re: linux is hanging From: "Zlatko hristov" <hristov@globalfreeway.com.au> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:50:20 +1000 I had the same hanging before. its possible that your sound card is not configured, but your sound is enabled in enlightenment. Open enlightenment configuration and disable sound. ===