Re: Random system crashes
Michael Eager <[email protected]>
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On 04/26/2018 04:53 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:42:42 -0700 > Michael Eager <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I've run memtest86 overnight, but there are no errors. (Memory >> failures would normally show up as a crash in the syslog.) > > For the same reason, do the long SMART test on all drives. Yes, that's been done. Disk problems usually cause syslog messags, not unknown hangs. >> Any ideas on how to track down this problem? > > Millions of ways. One thing I'd try early (but after doing a complete > backup) is open the computer, and start wiggling wires, bending > boards, and the like. Maybe Freon and a heat gun too. This might not > shed info, but if it's intermittent hardware it could quickly narrow > down what otherwise would take a loooooong time to discover. I blasted a heat gun at the PSU, with no affect. But I haven't tried the jiggle, jostle, shake routine yet. > Do the stuff others suggested. If you have a known good power supply, > it takes only 20 minutes to swap it in and run with that for a few days. I think I did this. But maybe I'll get another PSU from Fry's next time I'm there. > Intermittents are a bear, aren't they? Feh! -- Michael Eager [email protected] 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306