internet problem

[Michael Havens]

I'm thinking it is the router. Look what I found here
<http://seriousbirder.com/blogs/linux-kernel-bug-soft-lockup-cpu1-stuck/>:
{
“kernel:… [5710660.580043] BUG: soft lockup – CPU#0 stuck …”
This error message appeared up to 10 times a day, different processes,
random times. Couldn’t find an answer anywhere. Also had frequent “carrier
dropped” messages on the cable modem interface. Replacing the cable modem
solved both problems.
}
I don't have the carrier dropped problem but that might be because I am
using the router as a switch. Thoughts?

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey... my dad is offering me a modem/router for testing. before I go over
> there I need to ask if a modem/router can be used as only a router.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you mean the 'BUG: soft lockup- CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [Xorg: 1465]'?
>> This seems to be the only computer this happens with.
>> I did a search
>> <https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=ddc&hsimp=yhs-linuxmint&type=__alt__ddc_linuxmint_com&p=BUG%3A+soft+lockup-+CPU%230+stuck+for+24s!>
>> for the BUG.... and happened upon this
>> <http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/70377/bug-soft-lockup-cpu-stuck-for-x-seconds>
>> .
>> {
>> I googled around and by adding clocksource=jiffies to my kernel i fixed
>> it. Instead of jiffies you could also try "pit".
>> There are also reports of disabling C-states in the BIOS
>> <http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127395>.
>> }
>>
>> If I follow these instructions do they mean adding it to the boot options
>> or recompiling the kernel.
>>
>> If you read the page it states, 'The cause was the hosts network driver
>> (realtek)...'
>>
>> Would this be related to the problem I'm having with the router? Maybe
>> the router went belly-up.
>>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. <
>> mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  Is it only this one computer with the problem, or is it all devices on
>>> the network? Also, does your computer have more than one network card? When
>>> you moved it, did you use the same port on the router and on the computer?
>>>
>>> Gilbert
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/16/2014 12:26 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>> Okay... this scares me! I can login to the GUI, I backed up some new
>>> stuff. Thenwent to a tty.... no problem with that. I then logged out and
>>> went to the login screen and hit cntrl-alt-f1. everything blanked out. then
>>> I tried to go back to the GUI but it won't. I'm thinking the computer is
>>> screwed up.
>>> Comments? Advice?
>>>  :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   well this is interesting.... I reboot the machine and at the login
>>>> screen went to tty1 to check if it got an ip address. Well, it wouldn't
>>>> type. Then a message appeared saying:
>>>>
>>>>    BUG: soft lockup- CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [Xorg: 1465]
>>>>
>>>>  and every now and then it would say that again. sometimes it would say:
>>>>
>>>>      BUG: soft lockup- CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [Kworker/0:2.68]
>>>>
>>>>  actually I think the decimal is just a character that isn't showing up
>>>> fully because at another line that appeared the decimalwas like a dot
>>>> towards the top of the line and there were lots of characters that weren't
>>>> all there.
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>  n Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:11 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  sorry.... I had to go to work...... now back to the problem!
>>>>> unfortunately everyone is in bed but me. is there a way to get the router
>>>>> to give ip addresses without rebooting? the computer isn't the fastest to
>>>>> boot (it was a vista machine). WHile I was at work I was told to check that
>>>>> the cable didn't go bad so whe I got home tonight I tried another cable
>>>>> praying that was the problem. Unfortunately not!
>>>>>  Oh.... I think you guys misunderstood.... I was saying 'got it' to
>>>>> Gilbert (the message before my last one.
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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