Hi guys,
I had this same problem with FC3 R1. I am
using a tiny 4.3GB hda and 128 mb of ram. Usually at
some point, there is severe hard disk activity
followed by the system hang. My system doesnt just
have its 'hang for the day'. It simply hangs when such
intense activity comes on... can anyone draw a common
line between these hanging cases?
Bala
Singapore
--- HaJo Schatz <hajo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 03:48, Matt Nuzum wrote:
> > I am using the default nv driver. I too am using
> a Sony Vaio. Also,
> > this happens while I'm working and I'm not doing
> anything special.
> >
> > Realy, my question is how can I diagnose what
> happened to cause the
> > crash. I hear a moment (3 seconds or so) of
> intense disk activity
> > right before the freeze so I think something is
> being logged (similar
> > to XP Dumplog).
> >
> > Is there some tool I can use to explore what
> happened before the
> > freeze? I've looked at dmesg but it seems to start
> over with the
> > reboot.
>
> Chances are low you'll get decent info out of it.
> Once the system
> "freezes", it'll not write out cached data to the
> disk any more. If your
> system was busy just before the crash, your logged
> data (if any) is
> likely not on the disk, at least not fully. Beyond,
> a "freeze" usually
> doesn't create a log entry.
>
> But you can give it a try. First, turn off
> write-behind caching (hdparm
> if I recall correctly). Then, when the crash occurs,
> note the exact
> time. Then reboot from a live-CD, e.g. Knoppix, and
> search your disk for
> any file which was modified @ the time of the crash
> (man find). I'd
> focus on /var/log/ for that.
>
> And, btw, please don't top-post to this list. Brings
> the topic out of
> context...
>
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