On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Mark Huson wrote: > I am having a problem where my computer will freeze during long compiles. The > computer works fine every other time and i have never had a problem with it. > I have tried to do the emerges with X running, without X running, after a > fresh restart, after leaving it powered off. No luck yet. I checked the logs > also and there is nothing in them that would be the reason for the freezing. > Any ideas?
Sounds like something overheating, probably the cpu. Check your CPU fan speed (should not be below 5000RPM) and make sure your cables are routed sanely in your computer. It could also be slightly bad RAM, which I don't think memtest86 can check thoroughly enough to cause to overheat. Some other things to try: There's a program called cpuburn, which is supposed to stress out your cpu. A few other diagnostics are available in app-benchmarks. Underclock your machine, see if problems stop. If so, get a better cpu fan/heat sink. If you have multiple sticks of RAM, remove one at a time until problems stop. Another possibility is if your power supply is starting to go bad, and will overheat from the higher power draw of heavy cpu load. Check your power supply fan. And on that subject, get a can of compressed air and a small brush and clean out all the dust from your computer, especially in the power supply and the heat sinks. This is something you should do regularly anyway. You're lucky that you can cause a computer lockup to repeat regularly - makes it much easier to fix. -- Marshal Newrock, unemployed Linux user in Lansing, MI Caution: Product will be hot after heating -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
