[CLUE-Tech] Detecting possible hardware failures

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Jed S. Baer wrote:

*snip*

> Nope. I've since had it up sufficiently to snag a few files and print
> out fstab. I've quit now that I've gotten a clean shutdown. But while it
> was up, I couldn't get X started. For one thing, xfs would startup, but
> fail immediately, again, with nothing in /var/log/messages.

Hmmm. How long did you leave it down? Long enough to cool down for
any amount of time?

> > It definitely sounds like a hardware problem. I'm tempted to say it
> > sounds like overheating or a hard drive about to die -- that's the only
> > time I've ever had these kinds of random problems that couldn't be
> > tied to an application. If you have any important data on this machine,
> > I'd back it up pretty quick.
>
> Well, considering how flaky it's been this morning, I agree. I suppose
> it could be memory, or the mobo.

Good luck tracking it down. Post to the list when you figure out what
the issue is, I'm curious to find out what it is.

Take care,

Zonker
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