Is this a bug?

Christopher Svanefalk christopher.svanefalk at gmail.com
Tue Sep 6 15:08:16 UTC 2011


On 09/06/2011 04:19 PM, Adam Tong wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After installing F15, I found a problem that did not happen in the previous versions.
>
> If I start fedora without being wired to internet it freezes after startup. Cannot move the mouse to get in.
>
> I have to reboot and connect it (with the wire) to internet.
>
> Do you have any suggestions?

I have just recently started getting the same problem in F14, though I
am not sure what triggers it.

The source of the problem seems to be a massive memory leak that kicks
in seemingly at random. I have a memory monitor running at startup, and
it always spiked prior to the freeze.

I am a bit green regarding *nix administration, but doesnt the system
store boot-logs somewhere that I can skim for information to get a clue
as to what is leaking memory?




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