At 2004-09-22T10:29:38+1200, Guy Steven wrote:
> Our file/print/mail server has decided to crash, to begin with it was
> doing it weekly, now it is daily, sometimes more often. The following
> is taken from the /var/log/messages file.
Providing a fairly complete looking set of kernel log messages was good,
but before it's worth spending any time looking at the kernel BUG
messages, I think you need to rule out hardware problems.
You mentioned that the problem has become more regular, going from
weekly to daily. Has any software or hardware configuration of this
machine changed since the crashes began? If not, you need to do at
least the following:
- Download memtest86 and run at least one full pass.
- Check the system is not overheating; check that fans can spin freely,
etc.
- Make sure the power supply is providing adequate stable power to the
rest of the system.
It's quite likely that your memory is failing. The memtest86 run should
prove this, but it isn't guaranteed to.
Cheers,
-mjg
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