on Wed, Apr 17, 2002, Anthony Campbell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On 17 Apr 2002, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, Jamin W. Collins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I'm hoping someone here might be able to give me a few pointers on how to > > > track down a strange system lockup.
<snip> > > I tend to divide these problems into two general areas: > > > > - Hardware failure. > > - Software failure. > > > [snip] > > This may be unconnected, but for many weeks I had a very similar > problem: random lockups, always when on line, with the hdd light on but > nothing happening. Eventually I found that it was caused by > inadvertently compiling support for multiple processors into the kernel > (2.4. series). Which raises another diagnostic route -- try another kernel. I'd recommend a stock one, these generally seem more bulletproof. Though if you're already using one, a simple, hand-compiled kernel might also be used. Again, the idea being to minimize what's loaded on the system. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[email protected]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? The golden rule of technical design: complexity is the enemy.
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