The server had been very stable for many years. I do not remember if the crashes started happening after a particular update, but it only started to happen recently, about a month before I upgraded to 14.04.2 LTS from 12.04 (I upgraded to 14.04.2 LTS because I thought it would stop the occasional crashes, but the server crashes much more frequently after the upgrade). I have a spare HD. If you could let me know how to install old kernels, I can install them on the spare HD and test. I can start testing by installing 12.04.1 LTS, but I don't know how to upgrade to old kernels from there.
Also, since it's an old computer, do you think the crashes could be a result of hardware failure? I tested both RAM and HD and they are both fine. But I am wondering if other hardware failures could also cause kernal panic. If so, are there ways to test? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1432778 Title: kernel panic, 14.04.2 LTS server crashes at random intervel Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: 14.04.2 LTS server crashes in random interval, at least once every 24 hours. Same error msg each time: "kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt". I do not know what is triggering the crash - it seems that the crash can happen anytime at random. RAM passed memtest86 test without errors, and HD passed smartctl long test without errors. Also, the computer runs fine under Linux Mint 16 Petra using a bootable USB stick. Photo of screen after the crash is attached. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1432778/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
