On 08/13/2010 11:24 AM, Mark Styles wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:13:50AM -0400, Georgi Stoynev wrote: > >> to me that sounds like hardware issue. Does the system hangs on >> random intervals, even when someone is using it? >> > No, it never hangs while I'm using it and it never hangs if I'm logged > out of the desktop. > > >> For starters, running memtest overnight may give some answers. >> > I thought about memtest, but I would think that defective memory would > affect it all the time, not just when it's idle. > > >> Also, one could run ssh session on it before the 20 min period >> and see what gives. >> > I've tried that, so far it hasn't hung while I've been ssh'd in, which > is even stranger. >
I know you have apparently disabled it, but it sounds like what has happened to me in the past when the system tries to hibernate/sleep. Would explain why it only happens when logged into GUI, plus only when system is idle. gconf-editor under apps>gnome-power-management has some tickboxes you could play with, although one would hope that they are not overriding GUI configs. I would suggest maybe installing fluxbox or a small window manager and test with that active. Beyond that, hardware seems possible. Power supply putting out little ripples, hard drives spinning down and don't want to spin back up, etc etc. Jeremy _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
