On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 10:37:17PM +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: > Ok "brand new" a bad choice of words. Redhat is brand new. The box > isn't. What I was getting at was did you install redhat over the top of mandrake or did you wipe it? They way you said it sounded like the former.
> This is a file server in another city too far from here. I > had to install Redhat 3 times to get it to work. If you have to install so many times and now you are getting this message after a clean install, I would immediately suspect a hardware problem. First thing: recompile the kernel. You don't need to use it, but the kernel compile will put the system through a pretty good test of processor and memory. Use a stable kernel and look out for any breaks in the compile process. They'll usually come as signal 11. Next try some tests of the disk system. Put on a large file of real or random data (600mb) and get an md5 sum of it. Then copy it around several places on the disk and get an md5 sum of the others. If you get disk errors or different md5 sums, obviously there is a disk/controller problem. Monitor the kernel log. I have a few problems on my workstation right now. VNC freezes my console occasionally. Since I use it daily it is a daily crash. Sshd works, but it is quite annoying. I'll be replacing the video card to test. Also my debian package management files keep getting corrupted. Occasionally I can no longer delete some files. I suspect the disk controller. Cory -- Cory Petkovsek Adapting Information Adaptable IT Consulting Technology to your (541) 914-8417 business [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.AdaptableIT.com _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
