I've been experiencing some random kernel crashes, and need a way of
finding
out what happened.
Kris, I'd start by answering the following:
1. What version of the kernel are you using? Your OP is quite old, and many
releases of the kernel have come out since then. Have you tried a newer
kernel? Does the crashes keep happening regardless of the kernel version?
2. If it doesn't matter about the kernel version, then that would indicate
most likely a hardware failure of some kind. Could be as simple as a flakey
memory module, or some extreme such as a motherboard and/or chipset issue,
some device flaking out, etc.
3. Have you looked at crashes due to heat? Is your box cleaned and have
proper airflow?
4. Are you running any esoteric or rare hardware components in the box?
5. Have you ensured that your kernel config matches the hardware? In some
cases the selection of drivers is not as simple as selecting a card vendor,
you sometimes need to get beyond that and know exactly what the device has
installed.
6. "random kernel crashes" really doesn't provide a lot of info. How
frequently does it occur? Every other month or every 3 minutes? What
happens to the box, a total lockup, a powerdown, etc.?
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