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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 package

  1. Bug #53216
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Comment 2 for bug 53216

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Jerome Lacoste (jerome-lacoste) wrote : Re: [Bug 53216] Re: BUG() report in getnstimeofday: soft lockup

On 9/18/06, Hervé Fache <email address hidden> wrote:
> Same here: Dapper + Skype v1.30 (beta), the one with ALSA support.
> The machine is a Dell Dimension 1100.

I also have a Dell. Optiplex GX270

> Almost every time someone contacts me (chat), the machine hangs for 2 minutes, or sometimes for ever. Still answers a ping though!
>
> I reported the problem to Skype themselves, but it's obviously a kernel
> problem.

Ditto

> The problem is: the kernel says it's tainted (VMWare modules),
> so not much hope from LKML.

mmm. I don't need VMWARE, so I can remove them before reproducing the
issue. Have you tried ?

In the mean time, I've stopped using skype.

Jerome