> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 March 2006 13:29 > To: gentoo-user > Subject: [gentoo-user] mysterious segfaults > > > > Recently, programs on my computer have been victims of abrupt > segfaults. [snip...] > Anyone else ever experience anything like this? Anyone have any > thoughts as to what the problem might be?
The random nature of your segfaults probably points to an overheating problem. I am saying that because if you waited for a while before the segfaulting disappeared, the particular device (CPU, hard drive, memory) cooled down and was able to function again. Easy to test this hypothesis with a domestic comfort cooling fan blowing towards an open case. More difficult to find out what particular device overheats. A problematic cooling fan (CPU, PSU, case) would usually become noisier as its bearings are drying out (a drop of oil will provide an instant fix). So would a hard drive. If the application of a domestic cooling fan does not relieve the problem, then it could well be faulty memory module(s), or a faulty power supply. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
