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Date:      Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:21:22 +0000 (GMT)
From:      George Reid <greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        Mike Ruhl <mruhl@network-alchemy.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: randomness
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012222019260.595-100000@sobek.openirc.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <3A43B5C0.93449A19@network-alchemy.com>

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On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Mike Ruhl wrote:

> Here are the symptoms:
> 
> 1) Random reboots.  There are no messages in /var/log/messages or
> dmesg.  The machine just reboots.
> 
> 2) xterms go away for no apperent reason (serveral times over the last
> several days).  If there is a core file somewhere, I can't find it.
> 
> 3) xmms goes away for no apperent reason (twice so far).
> 
> Could this be an indication of a hardware failure?

Quite possibly. Check the logs for programs which caused a segmentation
fault; usual suspect is bad RAM. Try removing some of the RAM and seeing
if the problem persists.

G

"And then it comes to be that the soothing light
   at the end of your tunnel was just a freight
            train, comin' your way."

      George Reid * greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org



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