Help please,
This is going to be a real challange. I have installed MD9,2 a couple of
weeks ago. Some of the people on this list have been very wonderfull in
helping me to overcome some very simple but perplexing problems for a newbie
This problem does not happen in windows. I can leave my machine up for days
with no problems.
Here's todays problem and it is a big one that if I can't fix I may have to
stop using LInux. Intermittently (almost every day) if I leave my pc sit
inactive for some period of time it will just lockup to where I can not even
power off the pc with the power button. I have to turn off at the surge
protector.
I have tried to isolate this to an application and have been unable to. The
only time it does not seem to happen is when I have no applications open on
my desktop. As long as the cursor is resting on the desktop not in an
application then the pc does not seem to lock up.
The only application that I have installed other than the defaut ones that
come with the 9.2 install is Thunderbird but I have also tried not running
Thunderbird after a boot to see what would happen and it still locks up. The
only applications I have really been using are. MCC functions for updates
and trying to make sure my hardware is configured correctly. I read email
both with Thunderbird and Kmail. Web browsing with Konqour.
What I have done to attempt to isolate the problem.
- I have disabled all power management in the bios and in MD (from MCC)
- I have tried leaving various applications open or closed and I can not
find a pattern.
- I have installed all updates.
- I have looked in logs but don't see anything when it hangs. The logs I
look at are the ones which can be seen in MCC.
My hardware:
* System Summary *
********************
Motherboard - ASUS - A7N8X - Delux version 2.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2700+ 2.0 GHz (2500+ overclocked I
have run in at 2500 and still happens.
I have had it at 2700 in windows forever and
no problems)
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Phoenix-Award BIOS v6
00PG, 05/14/03
Bus Type: PCI, ISA, USB
Ports: 1 Parallel, 2 Serial
Memory: 512 MB (42% Utilized) GEIL 400MHZ PC3200
Floppy Disks: 1.44 MB
Hard Disks: 16.95 GB, 16.95 GB, 114.50 GB, 12.66 GB
Multimedia: Sound, CD-ROM
Video: 800 x 600 in 64K Colors, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ver.
6.14 128meg
LAN 3Com 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
< Operating System >
Windows: 5.0 (Build 2195)
< IBM Enhanced (101- or 102-key) keyboard >
< MICROSOFT PS2 MOUSE >
< Drive C > WINDOWS drive MAXTOR
Total space in drive: 122,934,034,432 bytes (114.49 GB)
Used space: 14,998,540,288 bytes (13.97 GB)
Available space: 107,935,494,144 bytes (100.52 GB)
< Volume Information >
File System: NTFS
D = LITEON 52x32x52 CD-RW
E= LINUX drive WDC, 13GB I think. Windows has no idea what's on here.
< Drive F > Compaq SCSI - BB01821AC3
Total space in drive: 18,202,509,312 bytes (16.95 GB)
Used space: 11,992,743,936 bytes (11.17 GB)
Available space: 6,209,765,376 bytes (5.78 GB)
< Volume Information >
File System: NTFS
< Drive G > COMPAQ SCSI - BB018222CA
Total space in drive: 18,158,800,896 bytes (16.91 GB)
Used space: 6,830,092,288 bytes (6.36 GB)
Available space: 11,328,708,608 bytes (10.55 GB)
< Volume Information >
File System: FAT32
Drive H = CD-R 48x
Any help would be appreciated.
What info would be helpful from LINUX?
Steve
Linux user number 344404
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