Ned: You statement says it all: > I'm using a dell inspiron 8100 notebook, and have had > the same problem using various linux distros, > including libranet, mepis, and kanotix.
It is unlikely to be a software problem if all these distro behave the same way. Yes, they all may be based on "Linux" but driver updates and implementation would almost certainly be in different time lines and implementations. So what does that leave? Hardware. Nvidia have been notorious in the past, no doubt. But we can't rule out X just being finicky about the device. Also, the fact that it is becoming more and more frequent can indicate a piece of hardware is getting tired of the constant heat up and cool down, caused by a laptop's density and rebooting. You said there was nothing in you syslog messages. Do you have it set at *.debug for greater detail? Are you using APM? Would your problem manifest it's self mid-click or keystroke or once you've stepped away for a moment? Cheers; E! > Hi, I was refered to this list by some of it's members > who thought someone might be able to help me. > I've been having stability problems that are driving > me crazy. The most common problem is that I'll be > working on something and x crashes and takes me back > to the logon screen. This happens at least once a > week, and seems to have started about 6-9 months ago. > The other problem is that the computer just freezes, > and I have to reboot with the power button. This > started happening about the same time, but is much > more frequent now. I haven't found anything unusual in > /var/log/messages or using dmesg after a crash, but > then again I could have missed it. > One theory was the Nvidia video card, whose sometime > causes problems, but I've switced to the vesa driver, > and the problems continue. > I'm using a dell inspiron 8100 notebook, and have had > the same problem using various linux distros, > including libranet, mepis, and kanotix. I realize that > this isn't a info to work with, but I'm not sure what > is relevent or not. > Thanks, > ned > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > CWE-LUG mailing list > http://www.cwelug.org/ > [email protected] > http://lists.firepipe.net/listinfo/cwe-lug > > > _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list http://www.cwelug.org/ [email protected] http://lists.firepipe.net/listinfo/cwe-lug
