Re: Anyone else seen this.

On 7/3/26 16:21, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> Recently my router (Draytek 2726) has been spontaneously rebooting.
> 
> Examination of the logs show a kernel panic caused by 'attempt to 
> execute an illegal instruction'.
> 
> My assumption, possibly erroneous, is that the actual firmware code is 
> corrupted
> The router is rated only to +45°C but that is the recommended limit for 
> flash memory, and the room temperature has been up towards 40°C. which 
> doesn't leave a great deal of margin for router internal heat production.
> My query is whether anyone else has seen issues with flash memory in the 
> recent hear wave.
> 
> Surely phones get hotter than this?
> 
> Genuinely interested in other's experiences.
> 

Dunno about any of that but my VDSL modem crashes in warm weather. 
Taking the board out of the plastic case and blowing a USB desk fan 
across it seems to sort it out.

This year it pissed me off enough to order FTTH.