On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 12:52:49PM +0200, Jarmo J?rvenp?? wrote: > An interesting feature has came up with kernel 2.6.14 and hauppauge > Nova-T (the older model) and the dxr3. > > If the computer has been down and started again, modules load up, vdr > starts and bang -> the computer seems locked up (even the numlock > doesn't light). > > This has happened multiple times already (and will happen if there's a > power loss). > > > I've noticed that if the computer is left on for about 10 minutes, > miraculously, everything start working again. I had similar problems on my box. The computer would reboot if there was a lot of VGA activity right after power-on. It would be fine after a few minutes of warming up with video output suspended. I fixed the problem by replacing the big capacitors on the motherboard. Most likely the on-board switching power supply of the motherboard (for the chipset or the CPU) was malfunctioning due to aging capacitors. One of the capacitors had some leaked electrolyte on the cap. I had hard time finding replacement capacitors, until a friend gave me ones from a motherboard that was damaged because of his home-made water cooler. Of course, it could be software or the main power supply as well. Have you updated the software lately? Have you tried reverting it? Marko
