On Wed, 2006-Dec-27 16:25:21 -0800, Doug Barton wrote: >IOW, you're probably right, but "magical" hardware problems that >develop during upgrade periods are more common than a lot of people >realize.
I've had two hardware failures during upgrades: Once, when trying to upgrade from 2.x to 3.x, my CD-ROM died. That was fairly obvious. The second time (on a different system), the system refused to reboot after upgrading the kernel until I unplugged my PCMCIA modem card. After much hair-pulling (and assistance from imp@), I worked out that the card had died. We often have problems at work with antique AlphaServers that get very temperamental if they are rebooted or power-cycled after being on and running for several years. -- Peter Jeremy
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