Re: [LUG] crashing computer

Sorry about top post, doing this from yahoo's web interface!

I scanned through your dmseg post and could not see any thing serious, the error or fail lines were not o/s killers! If you suspect your hard drive(s) install "smartmontools" and the kde or gnome front ends and check out the drives for errors.

Did you run "memtest"from the grub menu? It is best to run it for at least 12 hours to give all the ram a thorougher test, unless it shows errors in the first pass. You could try running the live Mageia disk over night if it runs ok that at least tels you its your Ubuntu installation thats has a problem

John (Led43)

Registered Linux user number 414240
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From: aaron moore <aaronmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012, 18:03
Subject: Re: [LUG] crashing computer

Kevin
I managed to run dmesg in terminal and have posted the output to https://dl.dropbox.com/u/85414620/dmesg%20output
I would be very grateful if you could have a look...it means very little to me.
Thanks
Aaron

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From: Kevin Lucas

Sent: 07/05/12 01:20 PM

To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: 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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Aaron Moore
Conileigh
Skinners Bottom
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 5DY

Tel: 01209 890084
Mob: 07805686188
Email:aaronmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: www.re-formfurniture.co.uk

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