He should try a memory test, if he doesn't think his recent merges (or heat) are causing the problem.
-Nathan >-----Original Message----- >From: Ben Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:09 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo box hung - how to debug? > > >No problem, did that help or are you still having the issue? > >If you are, why don't you post some of the recent merges >you've done, someone >might notice something thats been problematic. For instance, >I'm still a >little unstable on the box I compiled KDE 3.1.4 with gcc 3.3.(1?) on. > >I'd thought of the heat issue someone else mentioned, but it >doesn't seem to >fit to me. Sounds like you've been using [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a long >time, I'd have >expected you to have "some" lockups before "constant" lockups >if this was a >heat issue. <shrug> > >Just to be paranoid though, you could buy one of those small >desk fans (6 -8" >or so) and set it behind the computer so the fan is pulling >hot air away from >the back fan units and out into the room. You'd be suprised at the >differance this air flow improvement can make. > >On Monday 27 October 2003 03:50 pm, Mark Knecht wrote: >> On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 10:46, Ben Maas wrote: >> > On Monday 27 October 2003 12:12 pm, Mark Knecht wrote: >> > > I'm thinking that this may be due to something >emerged in the last >> > > week of so. How can I check what I've emerged since Oct. 1st? >> > >> > Check /var/log/emerge.log >> >> Thanks Ben. That's helpful. Didn't know it was there, but it >makes sense >> it would be. >> >> Cheers, >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >-- > >Ben Maas - Technology Architect >Open Technology Systems, LLC >----------------------------------------------------------- >eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://www.open-techsys.com >Phone: 952.448.3121 >Fax: 952.448.4944 >Cell: 612.743.3674 > > >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
