Another tool Mike may find useful is gong to linuxconf and checking out the status tab then clicking on logs, etc..... hth,
Ben On Tuesday 05 August 2003 12:53, Tony S. Sykes wrote: > Mike, > > Have a look in /var/log/ and you will find various log files in there > including syslog. These should hold the key to what you are looking for. > > Tony. > > -----Original Message----- > From: crak600 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] system crash....why? > > > isn't there somewhere that linux keeps a lot of what the system does? > i'm > sitting here this morning, got gaim, kmail, mozilla, and KsCD running, > all of > the sudden the mozilla window closes. figured that was pretty odd. i > go to > the kmail window, click on it, it closes. i turned off Gaim myself, but > then > the menu bar at the bottom of the screen wouldn't come up at all when i > moved > the mouse over it, so i switch to the desktop KsCD is on, try to turn > that > off, it disappears. so now i'm thinking the you konw what has hit the > fan. > before i can try an alt ctrl backspace to get out of linux and to the > "saftey" of a reboot before i get a complete system crash, the system > crashed. so now i'm forced to hit the restart button on the box. after > a > few failed attempts to get into linux, i throw the boot disc in the > drive > (cause off the CD alone it wouldn't go). i tell it to do an install and > figure i'll just wait til prompted and rescue the installation. didn't > give > me that choice, guess it did it on it's own. couple of things came up > about > it sent kill signals and what not and said it was save to reboot my > computer. > i reboot and everything "seems" fine. but..... > > does the system keep track of stuff like this so i can go in and check > WHY it > crashed? and if it does, where is there a definition of what that stuff > means, because i prolly won't understand it on my own. besides my > numerous > CD drive failures, this is the only time i remember that the system has > crashed. help appreciated, or a point or kick in teh right direction. > > :) > > Mike > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > > This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have > received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or > disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes > or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. > > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not > necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless > specifically stated. > > Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their > attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) > to verify the integrity of such emails. > > > Business Computer Projects Ltd > BCP House > 151 Charles Street > Stockport > Cheshire > SK1 3JY > > Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 > Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 > Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/> -- Ben Reeves "He who knows much about others is learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still." - Lao-Tsu, Tao Teh King
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