On 01/14/2015 01:24 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:39:09AM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: > > ... MythTV box freezing ... > >> Are there any other tests I can run to try to narrow down the problem? > Try starting your clothes dryer, or something else that might cause > a power glitch.
The clothes dryer gets used several times every Friday, but that doesn't correlate with the computer freezing. > Perhaps I should build a little box for the clinic that interrupts > the power line for a few cycles (adjustable), which would be good > for that kind of test. But I don't have time. I could suggest > how to do it, though, starting with a light dimmer in a box. > > If smartmon and logging is turned on, you should see something > in the logs if your hard disk was creating errors. I'm guessing > it is most likely a software problem, like a memory leak using > up RAM (your RAM works, but is there enough?), 6 Gb. > or a power supply problem (these wear out). That's what I'm guessing. I've got one on order ($25) and will give it a try. > But guessing is not diagnosis. > > And maybe this is Jahweh telling you to spend your time more > productively. Be careful, that sucker smites! Once football season is over. :-) Pretty good game this past Monday, especially if one spent four years in Columbus long ago. :-) Plus, there's a basement remodel project that requires mindless relaxation after an episode of wall demolition/rebuilding. I do plan to put some time in on learning how to use BRL-CAD so I can use it to design a kitchen remodel. The basement's not too complicated, but I'll need some drawings for the kitchen. Thanks for the thoughts, Keith. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
