On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Jacob G Podipara <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys; > A problem cropping up intermittently which I have not been able to > find a solution to. I have a PIII with an Intel board, shifetd to Deb > Lenny with LXDE to ensure low processr load. Work mostly on command > line. RAM maxed at 521 MB. Created swap space. > Monitor at 1024x768 AOC widescreen. The sytem crashes when watching > movies, X becomes speckled and the keyboard and mouse stop responding. >
For multimedia, 512MB RAM does not cut it any more on the desktop (IMO). Try increasing it to 1GB. > Tried a vendor who stated my on board Intel Graphics processor is > faulty; removed it; problem persists. System and kernel log reveal gap > for the period. When the system freezes, the kernel freezes too - no syslog. > Top indicates greater usage of RAM with time, some load shifted to > swap. Some daigonistic hints See above comment re: RAM. > (a) BIOS beeps thrice on start-Indicates a RAM initial memory fault, > tested RAM/ changed RAM seems OK. Are you still getting the beeps or that has been resolved with new RAM? > (b) Serial presence not detected as indicated in start-up. You mean the serial port? If yes, your mobo is on respirator, time to upgrade hardware > (c) Deleting orphan i-node indiacted in demesg. file system problem. Use systemrescuecd (if possible) and fsck *all* your file systems. > Any hints? Dont go, dump the kit, works well, why kill it and add to > junk; am sure there is a workaround. OK, but stopping the ageing process (besides cosmetic appearances) still eludes us. An hold horse can pull the tonga but perhaps not as fast as you would like it to. :) I have found the Intel Atom boards (1GB RAM) OK for basic multimedia. In fact, I put together a HTPC and the audience is quite happy with the audio/video from a projector (1024x768) and on the LCD TV (1366x768). Next I plan to switch to the AMD APU based boards with the E-350 APU (see my earlier post). -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
