On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, qootie wrote: > Eric Belanger wrote: > > >On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Eric Dan wrote: > > > > > > > >>On Monday, 16 January 2006 at 21:40:38 +0000, qootie wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Eric Dan wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>hi, > >>>> > >>>>lately i have been expering a lot of desktop freezing. Happens about > >>>>once a day. sometimes the mouse can be used but i can't click on > >>>>anything and the keyboard is dead, other times everything freezes even > >>>>the mouse. I can't even use ctrl-alt-backspace to quit X. have to just > >>>>reboot the computer. > >>>>i run arch 0.7.1 > >>>>on amd athlon xp > >>>> > >>>>anybody an idea what could be going on? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>By any chance, could that be a hardware problem? > >>> > >>> > >>possible, how would i found out though? > >> > >> > > > >You can use memtest86+ to check your memory. Also, if you're using kernel > >2.6.15, try downgrading to 2.6.14.x I've also experienced hard freezes. I > >haven't really pin-point the root of the problem yet but I haven't had any > >freezes since downgrading to kernel 2.6.14.5-1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>arch mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Eric Dan > >>UCLA ID #103297286 > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>*vladuz976* > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>arch mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >> > >>-- > >>This message has been scanned for viruses and > >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >>believed to be clean. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > downgrading the kernel sounds good... but also you can try to find out > if the power fan, cpu fan, etc... works properly. Maybe , your cpu is > getting too hot and your mother board mabybe locking your system... Try > to check (if your BIOS supports) how hot your cpu is. Then, check your > hardware manuals and see it if the value is within the exceptable range...
It could be hardware related. However, it's a new laptop (bought this summer) and the temperature stays normal. What leads me to think that it's kernel related is that I didn't had any freezes with 2.6.14 (*crosses finger*). I might try again when 2.6.15.1 will hit the repos. > > I hope you've got nothing wrong your with hardware, cos I hate hardware > problems!!!! > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
