Weird...I had the same problem years ago w/ WinX on a Cyrix (not knocking
Cyrix). Turns out I had the cpu fan unplugged :). See what happens when
you upgrade a lot?!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stout, Wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 11:49 PM
Subject: [expert] Unexplained crashes
> Ok, I'm a wee bit confused here. My Linux box has started hanging and
> rebooting for no apparent reason. ( I know there's a reason, and I'm
pretty
> sure it's my fault. :) )
>
> Here's the scenario. I've been running Mandrake 7.1 on my desktop for a
few
> week, everything was going along nicely. I installed it on my laptop and
> gave ReiserFS a shot. Worked like a dream. So, I decided to re-install and
> use Reiser instead of ext2 on my desktop.
>
> After doing this, everything seemed ok for about half an hour or so, then
in
> the middle of an Xboing game, the computer rebooted automagically. Struck
me
> as odd, but the box came up just fine. (I really like how a ReiserFS box
> comes back after a crash, btw) Logged back in and started another game of
> Xboing. (I can't help it, I like this game) Just like before, the box
> rebooted. My first thought was that the game was somehow causing the
system
> to reboot. (I know, I've spent too much time providing support for MS
> products) So, when the box comes back up, I don't start a game, I just let
> it sit while I do something else in the room. Yep, it rebooted again.
>
> As a test, I powered the computer off, and left it off for the rest of the
> evening. The next day, I boot back into Linux, start X and dial up to my
> ISP. We tool along for a while, longer than 30 minutes, then the box hangs
> completely. No alt-fkeys here, it took a hard boot to come back. I try
again
> a couple more times, not dialing in, but having various programs going,
and
> get another hang and another reboot.
>
> Now I'm thinking I have some flaky hardware combination that doesn't like
> Reiser, so I do another complete re-install and put everything back to
ext2.
> Unfortunately, the problem still exists. Doesn't seem to be tied to any
> particular program, nor does it have a definate time before it flakes, it
> will hang or reboot seemingly at will.
>
> Hadware specifics:
> Cyrix 6x86 PR200
> 64 meg ram (72 pin SIMMS)
> 13 gig Maxtor hard drive: 2 Windows partitions (total approx 6 gig), /,
> /usr/local, and /home (approx 2 gig each)+ 250 swap linux partitions
> Trident 9685(?) PCI video card
>
> X 3.3.6 running SVGA server
> Running default MDK kernel
>
> The only thing I haven't tried is resetting my BIOS settings. I had tried
to
> add an old 512 meg hard drive (only under Windows) to move some large
files
> home from work. The drive never would work, and I removed it from the pc.
>
> I'm not at the computer, so I can't give you the log files right at the
> moment, but I can get them pretty easily.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? I've even used Tom's rtbt floppy to delete the
linux
> partitions completely, then try inistalling again.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Wayne
>
