On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:40:44 -0800 (PST), Lin Tse Hsu <evfreek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi. I am having some problems with FC3 instability. > I get a Linux BSOD after every hour or two of machine > use. This requires a power switch-off, since the > computer is completely unresponsive to the keyboard, > and the mouse pointer is either disappeared or frozen. > > Is it OK to forgo the offer to do a filesystem check > as the computer is booting? Just timing out and not > typing in a "Y" saves some time and also one does not > have to wait around as the computer is restarting. > Would it be OK to never do the check, or maybe only do > it every day or every N crashes (where N is maybe 8 or > 10)? > The crash that you describe can be caused by using a kernel that doesn't match your architecture. I've seen random crashes as you describe when using a i686 kernel on a k7 processor. If you don't want to do the fsck, you need to give jfs, xfs, and/or reiserfs a try. You should be able to boot those at the install prompt with "linux fs_type". OT, you can also give the new Debian installers a try which lets you choose your fs type on install. As someone who "grew up" with RedHat since the days when rpm was a perl script, and learned Debian trying to install Woody, I can honestly say that the Sarge installers are actually quite useable and will give the RedHat/FC installers a run for its money. -- Jiann-Ming Su "I have to decide between two equally frightening options. If I wanted to do that, I'd vote." --Duckman
