On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:19:44 +0000 Martin Tournoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You might want to check if your power cables are all firmly and > properly connected, both those on the outside and inside. > > You can also try running from a live-cd, or another harddisk with > another installation and see if the problem still occurs, if it does, > you know it's a hardware problem and not software... > > Replace the power supply, maybe it's broken.. > > > My experience is that checking for hardware problems before software > problems is the fastest way to fix something like this (example: a few > weeks back I spent a hour getting my floppy drive to work only to > discover the power cable wasn't connected, DUH!) > > On 05/12/05, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 11:04:05AM -0800, Rob wrote: > > > > > The idea of running Mozilla or Firefox from a terminal was a very good > > > one. I am getting an error message: (Gecko:40685) Gdk-WARNING **: > > > gdk_property_get(): length value has wrapped in calculation (did you pass > > > G_MAXLONG?) > > > > > > I will run that by one of the mozilla.or lists. > > > > That's harmless. > > > > > But I am very curious what causes FreeBSD to reboot immediately? > > > > Hardware problems, generally. Search the archives for extensive > > discussion. > > > > Kris > > > > > > Hi Martin, This machine is an HP zd8000 laptop, so I am kind of stuck with the hardware. I went to www.zd7000forums.com and found that people are even having lots of problems on Windows with this laptop. I don't think it has anything to do with FreeBSD. I upgraded the BIOS to the latest so I will see if that stops it. Actually, my problems are not big when compared to other people. Sincerely, Rob Lytle -- ------------------ http://home.comcast.net/~europa100 A SETI-like Search for Intelligent Life in Central Pa. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
