Random System Failure, Please advise

teryglenn1 · Nov 30, 2006, 09:59 PM

Hey guys i have a box running cent OS 3.7 linux here are the specs.

Pentium III 550mhz
512 RAM
intel 440bx mobo
Dlink ethernet 10/100

here is the problem randomly usually over a period of a few days i'll come to log into the system and notice the power LED still on however the screen is black and i cannot SSH or do anything but hold the power button to restart it. I know linux is a very stable OS so i am having a hard time believing that its a software issue. I am more inclined to say its hardware related however i have not been able to track it down. I have disabled most of the power management features i am aware of becuase at first i thought that was the issue. Anyways, any help would be much appreciated thank you.

UberLord · Dec 1, 2006, 01:33 PM

Are you running X or just a console? Anything in your logs that maybe related?

teryglenn1 · Dec 1, 2006, 02:12 PM

X windows is running when it happens also my system log restarts every hour for some reason.

Nov 30 17:00:06 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Nov 30 18:00:04 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Nov 30 19:00:04 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Nov 30 20:00:05 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Dec 1 09:01:09 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Dec 1 09:01:09 alice syslog: syslogd startup succeeded

it crashed nov 30 until i had to hard reboot it today dec 1.

UberLord · Dec 3, 2006, 01:50 PM

You may be running logrotate hourly via cron, which means that the logger will be restarted too.

Nov 30, 2006, 09:59 PM	#1
teryglenn1 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Random System Failure, Please advise Hey guys i have a box running cent OS 3.7 linux here are the specs. Pentium III 550mhz 512 RAM intel 440bx mobo Dlink ethernet 10/100 here is the problem randomly usually over a period of a few days i'll come to log into the system and notice the power LED still on however the screen is black and i cannot SSH or do anything but hold the power button to restart it. I know linux is a very stable OS so i am having a hard time believing that its a software issue. I am more inclined to say its hardware related however i have not been able to track it down. I have disabled most of the power management features i am aware of becuase at first i thought that was the issue. Anyways, any help would be much appreciated thank you.

Dec 1, 2006, 01:33 PM	#2
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	Are you running X or just a console? Anything in your logs that maybe related? __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Dec 3, 2006, 01:50 PM	#4
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	You may be running logrotate hourly via cron, which means that the logger will be restarted too. __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Dec 1, 2006, 02:12 PM	Thread Starter #3
teryglenn1 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	X windows is running when it happens also my system log restarts every hour for some reason. Nov 30 17:00:06 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Nov 30 18:00:04 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Nov 30 19:00:04 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Nov 30 20:00:05 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Dec 1 09:01:09 alice syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Dec 1 09:01:09 alice syslog: syslogd startup succeeded it crashed nov 30 until i had to hard reboot it today dec 1.