[coLinux-devel] Upgraded packages crashing system.

[Origional T. <tra...@ya...>]

Praise:
coLinux, awsome. Granting me capabilities that I
really need.

Problem:
I don't know if this is a direct issue with coLinux,
but was wondering if others have had the same issue.
And if there may be a root cause for what is
happening.

Background:
I'm running WinXP home (hey it came with the machine)
on a stock Toshiba P25-S5093 laptop. (specs available
from Toshiba's website:
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_specs/satellite_P25-S5093.pdf)

Actions:
When I take the base Debian root image supplied, run:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

Installing the packages:
procps (offending program: /sbin/sysctl)
util-linux (offending program: /sbin/hwclock)

Effects:
They cause the system to completly hault. I started
from scratch and updated each package one at a time to
find the problems.

Not crash, just freeze, but slowly. 
The Task Manager stops updating. I can still move some
windows around. But this soon stops as well. The
daemon window can be closed, but that doesn't stop the
net-daemon process. Eventually the system lets out a
death cry in a never-ending loud system beep.
This forces a hard-reset with the Microsoft
popularized "one-finger salute". (Pick a finger)

Conclusion confusion:
In any case, I don't know if this is an issue with my
hardware, my OS, installed software, or a conflict in
compiled code with debian's updates.

I have been sucessful in recompiling a patched kernel
and using that (added some filesystems to mount some
other drives, but really need a stable NTFS driver)

 - Brandon

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