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Re: [LUG] crashing computer

 

On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 20:39 +0100, John Bowden wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 Jul 2012 19:47:49 aaron moore wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >  My main compter is an acer aspire tower. It dual boots Ubuntu and Windows,
> > however when I run Ubuntu it completely freezes and the only way to turn
> > it off is with the power button ( windows runs fine). On a fresh install
> > it works well for a while then it starts to freeze quit randomly at first
> > and then regularly right after it boots up. I have tried debian and the
> > same thing happens. I have disconnecting the internet, ditto, and googled
> > for similar problems but to no avail. Can anyone suggest a way to diagnose
> > the problem please.
> > 
> > Re-Form Furniture
> >  Aaron Moore
> >  Conileigh
> >  Skinners Bottom
> >  Redruth
> >  Cornwall
> >  TR16 5DY
> > 
> >  Tel: 01209 890084
> >  Mob: 07805686188
> >  Email:aaronmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Web: www.re-formfurniture.co.uk
> Don't use Ubuntu, so I don't know if their installation disk includes any 
> hardware detection progs, but dl a copy of Mageia and at the grub screen 
> select memtest and run it, if it shows errors theres your problem, if it does 
> not show any errors after doing a complete run, leave it to run over night to 
> make sure.
> If Ubuntu will finish booting run the command dmesg in a terminal as root/sudo, 
> and copy /past it into an email for the list.
> Regards John (Led43)
> -- 
> Registered Linux user number 414240
> 
> Guy Faulks the only person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and 
> he was going to blow them up !
> 

My thoughts are that the disk is failing some how.

does the PC run from a bootable CD? with Mageia for a long period?

if so its not the Ram or CPU


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