Re: Debian Sarge: Intermittent random crashes

Peter T. Breuer wrote: 
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.

The clock is just at the standard rate. 

My configuration:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz;

Hot. Check cooling. 

Checked: OK (CPU temp < 45°C, MB < 30°C, fan properly working...)

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.


REAAALLY COMPLICATED, I suspect...
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