On 3 July 2012 18:10, Frank McCormick <debianl...@videotron.ca> wrote:
> > > My desktop running Debian Sid just locked up for the 4th or 5th time > recently. > > There is nothing is the syslog...nothing in the xorg log. The system > just locks changing what's on the screen to yellow tinged text. > It locks so tight that only a hard reset gets it back. Alt-SysReq does > nothing. > > It will lockup at different places...reading mail, browsing the web, > reading a manual etc etc > > I am running an Intel D865GBF board, and Intel on-board video. > > uname -a > > Linux sid.dummy.org 3.2.0-2-686-pae #1 SMP Mon Jun 11 18:27:04 UTC 2012 > i686 GNU/Linux > > I have to use "processor.nocst=1" to allow this kernel to boot. > > I don't think it's kernel related as I have been running this kernel for a > few months and the problem only started recently. > > I ran memtest86 for a couple of hours and it didn't show anything. > > Gkrellm was showing "normal temps" so neither the CPU nor the motherboard > was overheated...voltages from what I remember were normal. > > I am stumped. Suggestions ?? > > > -- > Cheers > Frank > I had been experiencing random browser lock ups (Squeeze), & it turned out to be my /var was filling up. Possibly something to check. -- Sent from FOSS (Free Open Source Software) Debian GNU/Linux
