Willie wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Andrew Lowe <2505...@curtin.edu.au > <mailto:2505...@curtin.edu.au>> wrote: > > On 14/11/2012 8:42 AM, Willie wrote: > > Hey Everyone, > > I have been dealing with this problem for awhile now. It seems > that > whenever I am in Linux my computer will just turn off. Not > shutdown like > I did "shutdown -r now". Just completely off out of the blue > at random > times. I have been reading the logs but there is nothing > helpful at all. > It is never the same thing on the logs when it does just shutdown. > Sometime I can boot up and it will go off when it says > "Waiting for udev > events to finish" or something like that. > > I haven't done any major upgrades in awhile, there is really > nothing > different. I installed Windows last night to see if it is a > hardware > thing but nope it stays on. I also tried reinstalling Gentoo > on a couple > of occasions on another Hard Drive but it just shutdown while > I was > getting it done. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. I really don't want to be in > Windows > after I spent all that time customizing my XFCE4 desktop. > > -- > > Willie Matthews > matthews.wil...@gmail.com <mailto:matthews.wil...@gmail.com> > <mailto:matthews.wil...@gmail.com > <mailto:matthews.wil...@gmail.com>> > > > Willy, > Before you rebuild kernels etc, do you have a live CD, > sysrescue, Gentoo minimal install, any of the Myth live CD's, > lying around? Boot that and see if a "bog standard" configuration > boots and displays the problem. If it gets up and is stable, then > there is something in your actual config. If you have sysrescue, > sysresccd.org <http://sysresccd.org>, if it boots and is stable, > you can then run a memory tester to see if anything manifests itself. > > Regards, > Andrew > > > > I tried to reinstall Gentoo twice, both made the computer lose power. > I will be running the memory tester tonight when it is time to go to > sleep for the night. > > -- > > Willie Matthews > matthews.wil...@gmail.com <mailto:matthews.wil...@gmail.com>
Did it ever give you problems during the install? I assume you were booted from some sort of CD/DVD/USB stick or something Linux. If it runs fine from one of those, then it is certainly something to do with the install. It could be a LOT of things and you already have plenty to try. I think what people are trying to do is figure out if it is hardware or something else. It sounds like hardware is OK but running memtest overnight would be a good idea. Oh the possibilities. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
