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OdinsDream
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 Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 5:47 pm Post subject: Compiling randomly stops. Computer freezes.What to look for? |
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During the kernel compilation step of the install, the computer froze during the compile. I wasn't able to switch to another virtual terminal, nor did the computer power-down when I held the power button for 6 seconds.
The only resolution was to physically cut power to the computer and restart.
The second time I tried to compile (without any changes to the settings) the computer completed the task successfully.
However, on various other compiles, the same thing has happened. I'm at a loss as to what I should be looking for to solve this problem. What would be causing this? I get no kernel messages at the point of failure. It's just frozen on what it was doing. |
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ZagiFlyer
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Frequently, odd hangs are RAM related. How long have you owned this machine? Have you been inside the case lately? Can you run RAM tests?
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brain
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This can also be the result of overheating. I've seen computers do the weirdest things when the CPUs starting gettin toasty.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| ZagiFlyer wrote: | | Frequently, odd hangs are RAM related. How long have you owned this machine? Have you been inside the case lately? Can you run RAM tests? |
I've had the machine forever. I recently installed another 256MB of RAM, I used some freeware DOS program to test it, which took like, 26 hours....
...could there still be something wrong with it? How should I test it? |
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rac
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Anonymous wrote: | | How should I test it? |
Maybe this thread will give you some ideas.
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Bombs14
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ahhh, yes. Thank you for the tip about bad RAM. At first I thought it was the mm-sources I was using, but then your RAM talk made me recall that I boosted up my RAM from 133 MHz to 166 MHz, which is not what it's supposed to run at.
Now compilation works again without freezing the computer. =) |
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