Update:Server problems (10 November 2001)
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As you've probably noticed the RuneScape servers haven't been very stable lately. I am having major problems with the linux OS installed on them particularly when they are running at high load. I have spent hours trying to fix this but I can't find a solution.
If you know anything about linux read on, perhaps you can tell me what is going wrong with the OS: My problem is that the timer interrupt (interrupt 0) on my linux box suddenly stops. E.g If I cat /proc/interrupts a few times I can see that the counters for interrupt 0 have suddenly stopped counting up. (although other interrupts are still working). The side effects of this are pretty servere, the system clock stops, various programs break, and the entire linux box generally keels over a few hours later. If you have an idea how to fix this plz send an email to linux@jagex.com
My server: Redhat 7.1, 2.4.9 kernel, Ai7cxxx SCSI controller, 2x1ghz P3 (SMP), Intel E100 net card (I am using the e100.o driver not the eepro100.o which had even more problems). 512meg ECC ram.
I don't have physical access to the machines which are at a hosting facility, so installing a different version of linux or another OS entirely isn't an option. I would have much prefered a debian install, but redhat was all that was available to me. Buying more servers to reduce the load at peak times and hence reduce the problem is also not an option, since I don't have enough money.