Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:21:22 +0000 (GMT) From: George Reid <greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Mike Ruhl <mruhl@network-alchemy.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: randomness Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012222019260.595-100000@sobek.openirc.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3A43B5C0.93449A19@network-alchemy.com>
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On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Mike Ruhl wrote:
> Here are the symptoms:
>
> 1) Random reboots. There are no messages in /var/log/messages or
> dmesg. The machine just reboots.
>
> 2) xterms go away for no apperent reason (serveral times over the last
> several days). If there is a core file somewhere, I can't find it.
>
> 3) xmms goes away for no apperent reason (twice so far).
>
> Could this be an indication of a hardware failure?
Quite possibly. Check the logs for programs which caused a segmentation
fault; usual suspect is bad RAM. Try removing some of the RAM and seeing
if the problem persists.
G
"And then it comes to be that the soothing light
at the end of your tunnel was just a freight
train, comin' your way."
George Reid * greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org
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