shygrrl wrote:
>
> what version of X =)
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of misha .com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:35 PM
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> Subject: [newbie] crashing x
>
> x crashes , leaving no details 100 % of the time with no discernable pattern
> .
>
> i have installed mandrake 7.1 and 7.2 with similar results .
>
> there are NO irq issues , usb is disabled .
>
> i have used every video card i own :
>
> 3dfx vodo 3 3000 agp
> ati rage pro pci
> s3 virge dx pci
> 3d labs permedia 2v pci
> trident 9440
> sis 6326 agp
>
> the issue is worse when i use a 3 button ( optical or ball , with or without
> a wheel ) mouse .
>
> i have used the 7.2 upgrade cd and upgraded the system with drakconf .
>
> the rest :
>
> abit ka7 motherboard
> linksys nic
> creative live value sound card
> generic cd rom
> maxtor drive
>
> the system is stable for about 3 seconds to about 24 hours . this is getting
> a little old . heard of this before ? any help with this ?
>
> -mishaco
>
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I'm going to take a stab in the dark here--just because this happened to
me with a Windows machine once. My machine would spontaneously reboot,
for no discernible reason and with no apparent pattern. Re-installing
the operating system didn't fix it. It turned out that I had a bad
network card. Now why that card would work perfectly well most of the
time and once in a while reboot the machine, I have no idea, but when I
changed it out the problem stopped completely.
So, I think you have a problem with machine hardware. Not necessarily
your nic, maybe your processor fan? Are you sure your fan is running at
full rpm? Possible heat issue here. I'm an overclocker, and I've seen
exactly that symptom with a chip that wouldn't run at the o.c.'d
setting. Could be a bad motherboard, too, but that's a worst case
scenario.
