[lug] Daily system crash....

[David Morris]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 10:19:39AM -0700, Ted Logan wrote:
> On Jan 25, 2008 12:12 PM, David Morris <lists at morris-clan.net> wrote:
> > I have a strange problem with my system I'm hoping for input
> > on.
> 
> If you have a null modem cable handy, and another Linux box nearby,
> you can set up Linux to output kernel log messages (hopefully
> including messages indicating the fatal error) over the serial port.
> This HOWTO will tell you what you need to know:

Worth a try, though I don't have such a cable on-hand.

A few updates on the problem:

I did realize another variable which changed about the time
I first noticed the problem:  I started connecting to a VPN
using the Cisco VPN client.  I have no clue if the problem
started before or after I first connected the VPN, but it
was near the same time.  Of course, it was also about the
same time that I started using the system as a development
platform on a regular basis, so again it could just be
coincidence.

I've wanted to re-install Debian as the x86 architecture as
I wanted to re-partition a hard disk and also found 64-bit
just makes life annoying as I still need 32-bit debian
installed for a variety of reasons....and don't make use of
anything 64-bit provides.

After the re-install everything looked like it was working,
however the system just crashed again.

(insert primal scream of rage here)

memtest86 shows no RAM errors so (for what its worth) the
RAM is good.

While I'm searching for a null-modem cable I'll replace the
VPN with a ghetto VPN (ssh with mapped ports) and see if
that changes anything.

--David