From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LYrrt-0004vs-CZ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:01:53 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4F854E035F; Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:01:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.168]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2385FE035F for ; Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:01:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 29so2253592wff.10 for ; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:01:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=IsNdAfAjuOlNX69Zu+Hk7dXJeoFkq4f3QGXURQV+M6c=; b=Cmk4PgBo781SmPjKhudCKp7hL0w8hPwtEMejzZ8BE5S/UeRB2j7/wr92B5sUbrLnm6 7mLZK3hrOfHDQ887U2hg1/C0vB+pDmzJzeO1NvVOlV70KJSKhAxgqR2PE4jz09Yz+i9z ZFBJwAV0kT8wHKygohag7IQ4VyXpyL2jwU6kY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=D9wc52OWiNUMXcdwpbGXmEGNwmzWA2HDPNuWuUEaw1LjRAMQ/A9RWABK9Yh5wYnDTP Z0Sg7LoqphZC4CKrqnDP/2k8+lWPU+QAJVIHCJFxCWl27+tJA+tl2CxS1Xw6/RsnTyzF 3f19y4BvCTbjO22dZ6sfUjGBzqCJyy4gpASq8= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.102.5 with SMTP id z5mr2099717wfb.146.1234746109525; Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:01:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87prhjrzvj.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87wsbrs1vv.fsf@newsguy.com> <5bdc1c8b0902151556n4e066b97ob7762fb1918da717@mail.gmail.com> <87prhjrzvj.fsf@newsguy.com> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:01:49 -0800 Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b0902151701q605e3183vb1e0d67ee3c9e436@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: spontaneous reboots.. what to look for From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: b1790c4b-53ff-41d4-b076-f3c2d17697a2 X-Archives-Hash: 367de1d4637a3f42fbdaf78332dfaf71 On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: > Mark Knecht writes: > >> Reseat memory and PCI cards, etc. Consider removing for a period of >> time any hardware not absolutely necessary to debug the problem. (I.e. >> - second video card, extra disk drives, extra network adapters, etc.) >> Run memtest86 for a few days if you can spare the machine. Run >> spinrite, etc., to look for drive problems. Open the box up and place >> a fan blowing extra air for additional cooling. > > That all sound fairly drastic... wouldn't any or all of those problems > leave some kind of track? Something I can look for short of tearing > up the whole machine? > If it's contact oxidation then no, you won't be able to see it visually. If you're nervous about this then save it for later. Do as Volker and Neil say. (PSU, smartmon) Run tests for a while. memtest is a must. Always pays to go slow but you might want to make sure you're backups are VERY good right now. Good luck, Mark