On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 05:44:01PM -0500, Porkchop wrote:
> I'd run the machine without X, and with console blanking disabled.
> I'm not sure how to get to a console in ubuntu ::ducks:: but console
> blanking can be disabled with "setterm -blank 0". There are other
> setterm options you may want to set too, in the same vain is -powersave
> and -powerdown.
> Then see if you can cause a panic and with any luck, the culprit will be
> staring you in the face.
> 
> Keep in mind, I'm a bit of a dinosour when it comes to this stuff. I fix
> problems like people would in the mid-90s. There may be a magical dump
> setting in ubuntu somewhere that somebody like sean would know
> about...

All of that should work if you just Crtl+Alt+F1 to get to your console.

    -Sean

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