Re: troubleshoot lockups

stan wrote:

Jeffrey H. Coffield wrote:
stan wrote:
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I had problems with some screen savers locking the desktop with 10.0.
Can you telnet or ssh in from another box while its locked. If you can,
run top and see if one of the screen saver programs is 100% cpu.

No I can't ssh in when it locks. It's a hard lock and only responds to a
hardware reset. The screen saver idea is interesting because my system is
set to the default random screen saver. They change often so it may help
explain why it takes about 48 hours.

I mentioned in my original post that I thought it might be DHCP related
but now I can't say why I think that. I do see that the machine
disappears from the router when it locks up.

Have you already ruled out hardware such as power supply, fans, cpu,
ethernet card, modem, video card or memory? How about brownouts in areas
that run more electricity because of heat or cold? Did you add any
peripherals that might be on another house circuit outlet thus creating a
ground lock loop?

What changed software wise since you noticed the condition?

Is it possible to disconnect from the Internet or your local network (if you
have one) for 48 or more hours to see if that cures the lockup? I know I
can't otherwise I will go through withdrawal symptoms, but if you can it
might narrow things down.


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