-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Paul Johnson wrote: > > I've recently discovered these "freezes" are due to faulty hardware, > and the crash happens not particularly because the kernel is bad, but > because it exercises slightly different elements in the hardware. > > On Dell GX270, a motherboard with bad capacitors will not always > crash, only when the power demand is over a threshold. For me, the > crashes becan recently. > > To check your motherboard, in case you have the same variety, look at > the capacitors (little columns on MOBO) and make sure the tops are > flat, not bulging or even swolen. > > Also, run the memory test on the FC rescue disk. > > I don't think my problem is with the hardware as the machine is only two weeks old. I orginally had problems with the memory, but IBM replaced the modules with improved ones and I have not had a problem since then. Also when the memory failed the entire machine would lock and I could not ssh to it, which I can do with my recent lockups. Kevin - -- Get my public GnuPG key from http://keyserver.veridis.com:11371/export?id=-1509369771935935023 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFELeP6w2kMH0L1dERAuQ5AJ9ff5KzA2mgvFrt2eMdP1ANLyG+BwCeIb92 IaojGjVTSnWs1RVqrI/9yaY= =CcYB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list