On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 04:47:44 -0800 Chris Sparks <mrada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello again, > > I have been experiencing a rash of kernel panics from FC1 and I was > wondering if I should upgrade from the update directory > on a Fedora server to stop this. I have not done this yet because I > don't know what is stable and what is not. I'd take a look at a potential hardware problem as well as a software one. In fact, I'd try to eliminate that first so you don't do a lot of other steps unnecessarily. Updating software would be safe enough, but I wouldn't go past it until I tested memory as a minimum. MEMTEST86 should do the trick. It usually isn't too important that you run all of the tests unless it's a really rare and random problem. Generally a run through the first 3 or 4 tests should give some indication. Don't assume that it can't be RAM just because it ran OK before doing something in software, or especially if Windwoes doesn't have a problem. I spent the better part of a week chasing a problem that turned out to be on a memory stick that seemed to be working fine earlier in the day before problems started. That was one where I ruled out RAM and wished I hadn't. I also have first-hand experience with Winders running seemingly OK when linux would crash at boot. Turns out that if I left the machine alone long enough, WinDoze would lock tight, too, and replacing the bad memory fixed them both. Turns out that I was getting kernel panics when that last one happened. -- Nimda - Innovative Microsoft peer-to-peer software.
