Hi guys;
The reply from Arun Khan was indeed of use. The issue is yet to be
solved and seems to be a hardware problem of sorts. Guess, as Arun
suggests time for an upgrade! I understand Linux is notorious for
compatability with hardware, could anyone suggest suitable harware for
Debian; a distro known for its range of applications; not too high end
say Intel core 2 duo equvalent.
I would not want to buy a bunch of hardware and then struggle optimising it.
Cheers
Podi
By the by the Intel Sandybridge graphics does not do too well I read.
On 24/09/2011, Arun Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
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