On Friday 19 January 2001 06:43 pm, Chris Spackman wrote:
> I wrote earlier about an accidental reboot while upgrading glibc.
> So this is either a software problem or a hardware problem.
> Any ideas where to start sorting this out? Could it be a simple
> problem of overheating causing a reboot? (can that happen?)
Yes. Try compiling a kernel, if it errors out in different places,
your problem is hardware. Try 'cpuburn', if you get reboots/errors,
it's hardware. Otherwise boot your install CD and choose upgrade to fix
unknown problems with your install. Random reboots are almost always
hardware tho, overheating, cpu/cache/ram, HDD errors..... Clean out
the dust bunnies and re-seat everything. It can also be power. Either
the house current or the computers power supply. If that's the case,
you need an UPS, and/or a better power supply. A quick way to test
overheating problems is to take the case cover off, and point a table
fan into the box. If the reboot/error problems subside, you need to
improve cpu heatsink/fan and/or case ventilation.
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
