Mandriva 2007.1 freezing

[Guest bluseychris]

Having a similar problem with my system (mandriva one 2007 spring install) freezing roughly every 1-2.5 hours. I know it's not a RAM issue as I've had Windows 2000 and Ubuntu running flawlessly for hours on end doing everything from CD ripping to mmo's. I am however using a broadcom based wireless card (in particular the BT Voyager 1040 PCI model) with ndiswrapper, something I wouldn't of thought would have created that much of a problem. I've found my x session error log though I can't really make head or tale of it, aside from KMplayer and Amerok messing up, so if someone could have a glance then I'd be grateful. If there are any other error logs I should know about please say.

 

Can't register passkey agent

The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files

startkde: Starting up...

kbuildsycoca running...

trying '/home/chris/.xcompmgrrc' as configfile

 

 

finished parsing the config file

unix_connect: can't connect to server (unix:/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/hal.home-176b-46c6df46)

tcp_connect: can't connect to server (tcp:hal.home:45419)

unix_connect: can't connect to server (unix:/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/hal.home-176b-46c6df46)

tcp_connect: can't connect to server (tcp:hal.home:45419)

Launched ok, pid = 6073

ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:864:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

There are already artsd objects registered, looking if they are active...

unix_connect: can't connect to server (unix:/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/hal.home-176b-46c6df46)

tcp_connect: can't connect to server (tcp:hal.home:45419)

... cleaned 5 unused mcop global references.

 

ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:864:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

There are already artsd objects registered, looking if they are active...

 

Error: Can't add object reference (probably artsd is already running).

If you are sure it is not already running, remove the relevant files:

 

/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/Arts_SoundServerV2

/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/Arts_SoundServer

/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/Arts_SimpleSoundServer

/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/Arts_PlayObjectFactory

/home/chris/tmp/ksocket-chris/Arts_AudioManager

 

kbuildsycoca running...

Reusing existing ksycoca

kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/mandriva-gurpmi.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-urpmi'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/ark.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-tbz2'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/amarok.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/midi'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/amarok.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-aac'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/amarok.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-m4a'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'ark_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-tbz2'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/g3fax'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-compressed-xcf'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-fits'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-gray'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-png'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-portable-anymap'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-portable-graymap'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-psd'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-sgi'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-sun-raster'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-tga'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-xbitmap'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-xcf'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-xpixmap'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-xwindowdump'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'karm_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/english'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'karm_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'karm_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c++'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'Multimedia/kdetv.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-tv-channels'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kmplayer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/xspf+xml'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kmplayer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/m3u'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kmplayer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-m3u'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kmplayer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/mediaplayer'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kmplayer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/math2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.math'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kcertpart.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/binary-certificate'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/web2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-web'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-comma-separated-values'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/spreadsheet'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/excel'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-excel'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-ms-excel'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-msexcel'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-sylk'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-xls'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/calc2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/xls'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/base2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/kmplayer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/xspf+xml'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/kmplayer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/m3u'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/kmplayer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-m3u'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/kmplayer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/mediaplayer'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/kmplayer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'katepart.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-fortran'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'knotify.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'KNotify'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/mandriva-mozilla-firefox.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/mml'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/showfoto.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-psd'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/kde/showfoto.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-eim'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-doc'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/rtf'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.wordperfect'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.ms-works'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-msworks-wp'

kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/writer2.1.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'zz-application/zz-winassoc-wps'

SIOCETHTOOL: Operation not permitted

SIOCETHTOOL: Operation not permitted

SIOCETHTOOL: Operation not permitted

SIOCETHTOOL: Operation not permitted

X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3

Major opcode: 19

Minor opcode: 0

Resource id: 0x2800007

X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3

Major opcode: 19

Minor opcode: 0

Resource id: 0x2800077

Launched ok, pid = 6180

libkonq: WARNING: Could not load wallpaper /usr/share/apps/konqueror/tiles/

getting exclusive lock on urpmi

unlocking urpmi database

medium "update_source" is up-to-date

libkonq: WARNING: Could not load wallpaper /usr/share/apps/konqueror/tiles/

[Mitchell]

I love error messages. No clue, but just for kicks try disabling your wireless card, if you can. I had to actually pull mine out of the computer before it stopped spewing errors at me....good luck.

[Guest bluseychris]

I'll try that and restart (wireless is my only internet access option). Thanks

Edited August 20, 2007 by bluseychris

[Mitchell]

That sucks then... where is your xsession error message file located? I was finally able to figure out my wireless card was stuffing up by looking at my "/var/log/messages" file. Realized everytime my system froze, my wireless card was trying to connect, and spewing out error messages. I then reinstalled my system (due to lack of backups), and didn't reinstall my driver for the boradcom card (am using Belkin). Worked much better, no freezes for the first week, then my computer started spewing error messages at me again about not being able to find this driver. Uninstalled the bcm43xx package (firmware cutter), and got even more messages. Finally uninstalled the card and now everything is fine. I'm not sure what to do, I'll either sell of my Belkin equipment (for whatever reason the wireless router doesn't support SIP, so I can't make voip calls wirelessly), then buy a wireless card that is supported, or wait until October when 2008 comes out. Mandriva 2008 is switching to another stock kernel...from memory 2.6.20? Something like that anyway. According to one of the earlier posts, kernel's 2.6.20 and up seem to have better support for Broadcom cards with bcm43xx, so the problem might be fixed. Hopefully only a couple months away, so I might wait. Then again, that would suck if that's your only internet access....make sure it really is your wireless card.

 

Final note, have you any stable way to back up your system? I've crashed mine several times trying to sort out these problems and not really knowing what I'm doing. I can't recommend Mondo highly enough. It will back up your ENTIRE system, anyway you like, so that you can restore it to a backup point on reboot. I've been backing up with this regularly. Mondo is in the package manager, though there are several dependencies (also in the package manager) that urpmi fails to install. Mondo tells you what it needs upon first run, just look at the error messages in the terminal. Hope some of this helps.

 

~Mitchell