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Re: configd going "Us"


  • Subject: Re: configd going "Us"
  • From: Justin Walker <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 20:29:50 -0700


On May 22, 2005, at 15:17, Heath Volmer wrote:

Hello:

I've been having a most annoying problem with my G5 pretty much since the day I brought it home.

After the unit's been on for a bit I have problems where the display won't time out or sometimes won't wake up. I've traced the problem down to the configd process going into uninterruptible wait (Us in ps -aux). I can't figure out what's causing it.

Here's what I've tried (EVERYTHING): Resetting persmissions; deleting the Library/SystemConfiguration preferences; resetting pram, resetting SMU; reinstalling the OS (twice); replacing the video card; disconnecting all peripherals; physically reconfiguring my network; replacing the main board!; and certain voodoo rituals. NOTHING WORKS!

I've tried running configd in a verbose debugging mode and have had no luck deciphering anything. There's no time stamps. It never really hangs, but the machine does start to act a bit weird. It only seems to do it (I think) when it's plugged in to a network, and I've tried three different setups.

Any ideas on what might be making it get stuck? Any better places to ask this question?

This is a good list, but perhaps darwin-development would be better.

Some questions:
1) Is there anything that looks relevant in the system or console log?

2) What does configd print in verbose mode when you are in this condition?

3) You can use 'sample', or, perhaps, 'shark', to get an idea of what configd is doing while the hang is in progress. Ok, this isn't a question.

As a last resort, you can attach to a process with gdb. That might tell us something. You could always recompile with debug symbols and see what it looks like.

Regards,

Justin

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