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| 2014-05-15 |
| We went down again last night just before changeover. That was about ten minutes after I went to bed. The time turned out to be crucial. I was able (finally) to isolate the problem, which is a Linux kernel bug. That's the good part. The bad part is that it looks like there are any number of things that might set it off. I'm guessing it's kernel-hardware specific, since other installs of the same release I've got show different bugs. I've dumped two programs left over from when I was originally setting up the box. I want to back up the whole machine and do an upgrade, but I'll have to work up my nerve to do it. I may wait until it goes down again. The previous box was ultra-stable. I used to reboot it every 120 days or so normally. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Got paid today, Fred. Will send a check when I sit down to pay bills this weekend. That said, A REMINDER TO ALL WHO BUY FROM AMAZON: When you want to buy something from Amazon, come to Rantburg first and click through to Amazon from this site (it's in the right sidebar, a couple-three jumps down from the top). That way, Fred gets a tiny portion of what you spend. If you buy a lot thru Amazon the way I do, I suspect it will help a bit. Fred, you are a GOD. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-15 15:52 |
| #1 Came back under budget, so I hit the tip jar to help with resources. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-15 14:09 |