Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:47:08 +0000 | From | Nick Warne <> | Subject | Re: Random reboots |
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> During the years I've had this machine, I've experienced at least 10-15 > strange kernel bugs that only happened on this machine. Each and every > time I was *convinced* that the hardware was at fault (and people on the > mailing list suggested it) until either a kernel came out that fixed the > problem or a kernel developer positively identified it as a kernel > problem and eventually fixed it. This machine just seems to be a magnet > for kernel bugs.
OK, reference to the similar issues I have seen on 2 boxes here at work (ukqip01 & 02), I have dug out an old mail I sent to colleague after the 3 time it happened to me:
"In fact it has happened to both of them now. UKQIP01 restarted once (about 3 years) ago in the middle of the night, then about 6 months later UKQIP02 did the same. If you remember I then replaced memory from 512 to 1024.
Now UKQIP02 has done it again.
I am not too concerned, as twice in 3 years is not really a problem (yet), but I am more curious as to why because I want to fix it.
It also only happens in the dead twilight hours too.
I will look at running memtest, but as you know that takes hours and the box will have to taken down for the duration.
I will keep you informed."
This was last September 2005 - the time it happened before that was Janurary 2005.
Very strange.
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