FC3 continually hanging or crashing machine. . OK when X not running. OK in FC2

[javier perez]

I have the same problem, this time with a Desktop. I left it running
Memtest86 for about one day without errors and I changed the CMOS
battery, just in case.

Oftentimes when it freezes, I have to manually unplug and replug the
ethernet cable (after rebooting the system)  to make the network
functionality work, otherwise, the network interface is deaf.

I am running FC3, the motherboard is a PC-Chips, with a Celeron
1.3GHz, 512MB ram, and it is usually running Samba, Dovecot and
Postfix. (it is my home mail server).

Javier


On 6/21/05, Clive at Rational <clive at rational-communications.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>    I am running FC2 and FC3 on a no-name laptop (2.8
> Ghz 512Mb). FC3 is a very up-to-date kernel - about
> 2.6.11 I think.
> 
>    Now when the machine runs FC3 in a command-line
> mode it seems very stable and services Samba clients
> well. When I start X, the machine hangs within
> minutes. It is no longer possible to ping the machine,
> no longer possible to telnet to it - it just "locks
> up".
> 
>    The only way to recover the machine is a power off
> and power on - I get lots of horrible inode and
> directory error messages when fsck is run. I do not
> have the technical knowledge to know where to find the
> relevant log files that might show what happened just
> before the failure. If you can tell me where to look,
> I can post more diagnostic info.
> 
>    When the machine runs an FC2 kernel (2.6.7 ?) the
> machine seems stable for days, running either command
> line or with X active. I am going to run some more
> tests on FC2. Can someone tell me what extra
> diagnostics I need to collect to help in tracking down
> this problem?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Clive
> 
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