On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 05:01, Ira Abramov wrote:
> Quoting Omer Zak, from the post of Thu, 02 Dec:
> > Any clues?
> > Is it a known problem of kernel 2.6.8 (after having been patched by
> > Debian)?
> > What can I do to trap the failure which causes the kernel to lockup?
>
> no problems at this end... does it happen also with other kernels, say
> an earlier or later 2.6 or even a 2.4? you'll have to swap and try,
> since there is a chance you will discover it's a piece of faulty
> hardware or simply a badly mounted CPU fan.
I experienced lockups also in RH 8.0, but only when running Mozilla
(used for Web browsing and E-mail). Now, I use Mozilla only for Web
browsing, and evolution for E-mail (and evolution opens epiphany when I
click on a link). And they were relatively rare (once per several
days).
> you could also run memtest+ overnight and see if it finds anything.
> after that I have little CPU burn-in proggie you can try as well.
I ran memtest for 55 minutes (not representative test, true), exhibited
no problems. I suppose I should overclock my CPU just a bit while
running memtest, to expose any weaknesses.
Where can I find that "little CPU burn-in proggie"?
My purpose in asking the mailing list was mainly to find if anyone knows
about any issue with 2.6.8, which could cause lockup. From the
responses so far, this seems not to be the case.
--- Omer
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