[linux-audio-dev] Re: [linux-audio-user] disaster day #1

[Dave Phillips]

Greetings:

  My thanks to all respondents for their suggestions, but sad to say, I 
got no joy. At this time the machine is unusable and I'll probably have 
to take it in for repair or just buy a new mobo. I now can't get beyond 
the boot stage, it usually dies with a kernel panic either right away or 
shortly after startup. Big bummer.

  I removed all cards, installed a new CPU fan, and tried booting from a 
Knoppix disk. The Knoppix live CD also failed with a kernel panic, which 
probably means I have a hardware problem either with the RAM or the CPU. 
Btw, I've been running RH9 happily on this box for quite a while, it's 
hardly a new installation

  I have access to an identical box I'll get to try either tomorrow or 
the day after, but this one's DOA for this evening. :(

Best,

dp



Dave Phillips wrote:

> Greetings:
>
>  I've been having some problems with my desktop machine during and 
> after booting into Planet CCRMA RH9. At first I started getting some 
> kernel panics booting into the system, then I started having trouble 
> during operation of the system. X would suddenly freeze shortly after 
> I started it, usually after the first mouse move.
>
>  Okay, so I don't panic because I have another drive in the same box 
> running FC3, so I figure I'll just boot into that system instead and 
> transfer files before everything heads south. At first everything 
> seemed fine on that drive, but soon after I started using it FC3 
> started showing the same symptoms with sudden reboots and total 
> freezes of the machine.
>
>  I've been able to transfer a lot of stuff to my laptop via the local 
> network, but mounting the RH9 drive is very dangerous, things can 
> freeze at any moment. Alas, there's still stuff on that drive that I'd 
> like to retrieve.
>
>  So there's something wrong with the box. Can anyone point me in the 
> right direction to begin troubleshooting this machine ? Could it be 
> RAM ? The graphics card ? Or what ?? And how can I test things on the 
> hardware side, i.e., what utilities are indicated ?
>
>  Any and all suggestions vastly appreciated.
>
> Best,
>
> dp
>
>
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