Linux and crashes.

itismike · 08-25-2002, 11:37 PM

My Linux box locks up occasionally. Just plain freezes. Is there a log file I can look for to get a clue? I'm using SuSE 7.3.

Thanks,

-Mike

neo77777 · 08-26-2002, 12:04 AM

/var/log/messages is the one. Poke around /var/log you might find something intersting

trickykid · 08-26-2002, 12:19 AM

Also if its freezing while in X, try doing a ctrl-alt-backspace to see if it kills and restarts X. If that don't work, try going to another console with alt-F2 or something and see if you can't get a prompt that way to kill X. And if that don't work and nothing responds, I guess its reset button time.

itismike · 08-26-2002, 02:06 AM

Thanks, neo. I have searched that directory and nothing caught my eye. Anywhere else to look?

TrickyKid, yes I did do a quick search but nothing looked useful. Also, to confirm, it locks up completely (yes, xwindows is running) and no key sequences help.

-Mike

Edward78 · 08-26-2002, 12:13 PM

hmm find the y2log it might help SuSE had me send it to them, anyway in SuSE 8.0 it is in var/log

neo77777 · 08-26-2002, 12:44 PM

What are the specs of your machine?

unSpawn · 08-26-2002, 01:20 PM

Yeah, you should state what version of X11 and what vidcard you have.

Anyway, try adding this to your commandline when starting X11: -quiet -- verbose 0 --logverbose 9. This will keep all quiet on the cmdline, but fill the logs with whatever it spits out.
Then there's a few other things. Do you have any "ulimit" limits placed on the account you run X11 under?, then try to disable it. Then there's also trouble with some Geforce cards...

itismike · 08-26-2002, 04:06 PM

Thanks to everybody for the responses, I have new areas to look now. It seems like some of you have had lots of trouble with X and video cards.

-Mike