on Sat, May 12, 2001 at 11:05:47AM -0700, Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) wrote: > Previously posted to debian-laptop, no responses yet. Problems continue > after latest updates, seems to be display related as leaving system > powered on w/ X off has yet to crash. Slightly updated. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I've got a TuxTops Amethyst 20U (also OEMed as the QLITech King, and the > Chembook 2020). Original manufacturer is the Compal, as the N20U: > > http://www.compal.com/Product/S3/20U/n20u/n20uspec.htm > http://www.qlitech.net/products/laptops/king.html > http://www.chembook.com/prod_specs.php3?product_id=902 > > I'm having problems with hard lockups on the system with distressing > regularity -- up to several times a day, sometimes while in use, > sometimes while sitting unattended or idle. I suspect either video or > APM is leading to the problems (though I can't confirm either yet), and > this may be related to recent Debian updates as the problem appears to > be getting worse. It could be degrading hardware, but I don't have > anything to pin it on yet. Found the following post, I'd already disabled SpeedStep (AKA geyserville) on the box. So far, it's been relatively stable over the past three hours -- which is a pretty good run in recent days. http://www.linuxarkivet.nu/mlists/linux-kernel/0102/msg04873.html I'd also forgotten that I'd inserted a PCMCIA card into the system, intending to work out some configuration issues. Though PCMCIA isn't working on the box, I suspect this could be an issue as well. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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