PANIC: Lock timeout

[dba69]

Hi. I am running SCO Openserver 5.0.6. Due for an upgrade but has not happened yet. The SCO Server crashes every so often with a message "PANIC: Lock timeout trying to dump 999000 pages Kernel trap" and various other similar messages. Can anyone suggest what the problem may be? Any assistance is much appreciated.

 

[stanhubble]

depends what the "various other messages" are and what the number of the kernel trap is.
does it actually create a "dump image" in the swap device?
if it does create the image and the kernel trap is 0x00..0E
you have a hardware problem... memory or hd controller are the most likely culprits. Has anything been changed/added recently?