Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:48:34 -0800 | From | walt <> | Subject | Re: Linux v2.5.62 --- spontaneous reboots |
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Chris Wedgwood wrote:
> ...I'd suspect it was an Athlon or chipset problem if it weren't for the > fact 2.4.x is stable for 8+ hours doing doing the same exact thing[1].
Unfortunately this is not proof :-( I can tell you from personal experience that the BSD kernels are much more sensitive to overheating hardware than linux is, for example -- so one linux kernel could just as easily be more sensitive to overheating than another linux kernel.
I've never found out why this is, but I know it's true. When I try to run a BSD kernel on a dust-covered motherboard I'll get random crashes all over the place even though a linux kernel will run just fine on the same machine. All I do is blow the dust off the motherboard and both kernels run again without problem. Absolutely for sure.
I'd love to know what makes the difference.
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