I had a similar problem a year ago or so. The machine worked fine in Windows but would lockup at random intervals under Linux.
I searched and I searched and I searched but I could find no software reason for the lockup. Then I started replacing hardware and when I tried new RAM (different brand) everything worked fine. That was the first (and only) time I had used the Ali Magik chipset. It could be that there was some issue with the chipset and that type of ram. Anyway, the point is, check your hardware. > This may sound stupid, but what kind of mouse are you using? I went > nuts with a Logitech Optical Wheelmouse plugged into the PS/2 port, it > seemed to work but caused all sorts of strange problems, e.g., ethernet > stopped working, intermittently. I am able to duplicate this problem > easily by using a Logitec Optical Wheelmouse, others work fine. > > > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 01:31, Praveen Prabhu wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Recently I installed RH 8.0 on a P4 machine with 512 MB Ram. I have >> dual boot enabled, with win98 as the other OS. >> >> I have not installed any other packages other than those shipped with >> RH 8.0. >> >> I use my Linux Box primaryly as a Internet Gateway. I have set up >> iptables using standard, normal, simple rules found in any tutorial. I >> have not enabled port forwarding. I am using pppd. I am using a script >> supplied with pppd to startup dial-up. this script can be run only by >> root. the script also brings up iptables script that I have written. >> This iptables script flushes all previous rules and tables and starts >> up new every time pppd is run. This is required because of dynamic ip. >> >> Other daemons running are sendmail, httpd besides xinetd for telnet, >> ftp etc. I have configured xinetd to accept requests for CVS pserver >> as well. All these are used for local use only. >> >> last week, problems began to show up when my linux box was used as a >> desktop pc using KDE/gnome. But, the user of KDE/gnome was a normal >> user and did not have privileges to modify ANY system files. I'm >> stating this to rule-out any possibility of files being >> modified/deleted by the user. >> >> Now the problem... machine started to hang randomly. keyboard wouldn't >> just work. But the system was still running and telnet, ftp was >> available. Then suddenly one day it hung completely while pine was run >> first time by a user. pppd was not running at that time. >> >> I rebooted the machine, and I was not able to log in with ANY user >> name on the system. Then I booted with RH CD with "linux rescue" >> option. The machine booted, and mounted the drive properly under >> /mnt/sysimage. I checked the passwd file and everything was normal. So >> I completely shut the machine down and booted after some time. This >> time machine booted properly!!! >> >> Now, the machine boots, but it fails to recognise the eth0 >> configuration and says no eth0 device found. and does not initialize >> the nic. Then while trying to run the pppd daemon, it gives the error >> ppp not found. It also gives some problem on USB module. Network is >> completely unavailable now. >> >> I suspected a hardware failure, and run the machine under windows 98 >> mode for two days. The machine worked without fail. Even the network, >> and dial-up is working. >> >> Can anybody suggest what could be the problem? Also can anybody let me >> know how to completely re-install network related modules (like eth, >> ppp) from the CD itself? >> >> Thanx in advance, >> >> Praveen >> >> Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
