On 8/10/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 10:26:40PM -0400, Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > Unfortunately, Linux has completely frozen up on me four times in a > row while running #make-kpkg. Different patches each time, and > different spots each time. I'll have to figure this out when I don't > have deadlines. Sadly, I think it's WinXP for now. > Thanks for your help. > -Chuckk > Your system freezing up may be indicative of a bad memory module. You may want to get a Knoppix CD or DVD and run memtest86. You may also want to check that your fans are running fast enough. Overheating is a frequent cause of lock ups.
I think it must be the fans. I made a bootable floppy of memtest86+, and waited an hour and 15 minutes through a couple passes, and cancelled it. My heatsink is really hot, though. I thought it might make a difference if I powered down until it was cold, then booted up and compiled, but nope. I also recall when I was compiling a kernel before that I got messages and beeps every few seconds about temperature and running slow or something. I'm now running a kernel I compiled from that one, so I must have changed something. I'll see what happens if I go again with the former kernel. Thanks. -Chuckk