For some reason when the Linux box is left running after a while it just suddenly freezes up. I can't operate anything as the keyboard and mouse are frozen, my only option up to this point is to turn it off and start it up again. Is this really my only option or is there a bug that can be sorted out?

There's not enough info here to get an naswer.

- Which distro,
- which X version,
- which window manager,
- any errors in the errorlogs,
- does the 'freeze' occur spontaniously or when you are doing something (specific).

We need input

Why this topic is networking?!


Do you think it could be hardware problem!?

What about new installation or trying with M$?


Gorbachov

Distro -> RedHat 9
X version -> 4.3.0-2
win manager -> Gnome 2.0

There doesn't seem to be any obvious errors, however since removing it from the network the problem doesn't appear to be present, but I can't see how this may solve the problem!!

There are no errors in /var/log/messages and/or XFree86 logs??

'Removing it from the network', what does that mean?? Closing a network connection? Stopping the network altogether? Goin to runlevel 2??

First thing that came to mind: irq conflict. But with the info I got that's only a guess.

When I mean removing it from the network I mean litterally unpluggin it!

We have checked the IRQ's and there are no conflicts, no errors etc.

As for the no errors, I mean there are no obvious errors, this is possibly due to my inexperience on the system. We have connected the unit back to the network and are awaiting any results!!

The machine has crashed yet again and there are no messages to suggest why. The message before the crash was to say the network was up, (I had put the cable back in) and the next message was the reload after I had turned the unit off!

It appears to be simply freezing, although the problem has now occured while on the network, within 15 mins of being attached, it was off the network and working properly for atleast 1hr.

I can't see it being a hardwarre problem and the system is cool enough so heat isn't a factor.

Only thing I can come up with is the following (and hope something will show):

Disconnect network cable. Do a clean reboot. With clean I mean, don't just turn it off and on. Do an 'init 6' or 'reboot'.

After the system is up, check logfiles:

/var/log/boot.msg
/var/log/messages
/var/log/XFree86.<number>.log
~/.X.err (if it excists)

If all is well:

Start 3 terminals.

[term 1 -] tail -f /var/log/messages
[term 2 -] tail -f /var/log/XFree86

These will show errors as they occur (almost real-time)

Connect network cable and restart network (/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/network restart)

Check if network is 'up-and-running' correctly (as root):

[term 3 -] ifconfig

Keep terminals visible and wait for the system to freeze. Maybe you can see what happens just before it freezes.

You could also start top (top -d 1so it refreshes every second) to see what's going on.

Let's hope something will show and you can fix the problem.

Cheers druuna