Re: Debian Sarge: Intermittent random crashes

BlueGecko <bluegeckoNoSpmAbse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So: it's totally unpredictable!

Ah. Must be a hardware error.

> I've now added Debian Sarge on a separate hd (see below), and the two
> systems behave in opposite manners (Windoz keeps working, Debian keeps
> crashing...).

Memory likely - windows uses the other end of ram. But could be
anything.

> I've already tested ram through memtest86+, but no error was reported
> after an 8-pass execution of all the 12 tests.

Well, that's a contra-indication.

> My BIOS settings are much conservative (no overclocking, no
> hyperthreading etc.).

Then clock it down and check your heat sink and fan.

> My configuration:
> CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz;

Hot. Check cooling.

> Motherboard: ASUS P4P800-X;
> Primary IDE master (Debian Sarge partitions): Maxtor 6B160P0 (P-ATA 160GB);
> Primary IDE slave: (void);
> Secondary IDE master: LG CD-ROM CRD;
> Secondary IDE slave: Western Digital DVD-RW SOHW;
> 3rd IDE master (Windows XP partitions): Western Digital WD1200JD (S-ATA
> 120GB);
> 4th IDE master: (void).

No real clues that I see. It's always hardware, however. Just finding
what is the problem.

Peter
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