Eeek, only 64MB of RAM? That can't be helping performance any. But even so, the system shouldn't lock up. Perhaps its overheating, or has a few too many dust bunnies? Also, how long did you run memtest86?
--- Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been experiencing weird hangs from time to time. This usually > occurs when the cpu (K6/II 300 with 64M) is running flat out and > swaping is active, like when I run a set of kde compiles (many hours) > and continue to use the box for email and browsing. At first I > thought Opera might be the culprit, but I've seen the problem occur > without opera. > > My environment 2.4.4.9+ kernel, X 4.1.0, Savage video card, XFCE, > sylpheed, nothing bleeding edge with compiler or glibc. Swap file is > active, and I have more than 2X physical memory. > > The symptoms are: When browsing at high system loads, the mouse and > keyboard stop responding. Reboot required. Thanks goodness I use > resierfs. > > FYI, I have run the memtest86 tests, and my memory (well my PC's > memory, my own is another story) appears to be ok. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux FAQ & Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
