J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Smells like a hardware problem.
Uhhh! I hope not. I'm not very good at hardware issues.
On the other hand: I *never* encountered that problem before with a
RedHat 6.2 installation. (Same maschine, same hardware. XFree
3.something).
If it is a hardware problem: does Xfree 4.1 demand more from my
hardware than Xfree 3.x? So that certain problem only come to light
with 4.1? If so: is it possible to turn that of?
Sorry, if this question is silly. As I stated before, I'm not very
good at hardware issues.
> a) Overheating or
No, for example compiling KDE 2.1 on several ttys overnight is no
problem.
> b) Bus timing issue or something.
>
> The reason being is that you say the power button won't work, and
> the crashes are random-like. Does it responds to a reset? This is an
> NMI to the CPU which cannot be masked or blocked, so if that does
> not work, it has to be a hardware problem, and I'd be suspicious of
> an overheating CPU.
Sorry, there's no reset-button at my laptop.
Perhaps I try to induce the crash again and then try to reset my
computer by holding the power button for six seconds as the other
poster suggested.
> Try poking around in your BIOS and alter some of the timing -
> wait-states etc. Keep a note of every change you make. Make one
> change at a time, then test.
Uh, when *I* do that, it is like shooting in the dark. I would prefer
a workaround. (Since I use X only occasionally a performance loss
would be o.k.)
> If you have an alternative video-card to try, see if it is on the
> Linux hardware compatibility list and try changing that. I've heard
> that video cards can cause quite a few issues.
Sorry, I have no second card. I would not mind changing a video-card
on a desktop-computer (myself beeing a hardware-dummie or not), but on
my laptop ... I'm not brave enough to open it.
You don't think there could be a conflict between X and the
kernel-VESA?
[...]
Thanks for your advice.
--oliver
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