On 12/1/05, Jose Achmad Palala <deterium73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I must admit I'm just a newb, but I think a fresh "clean" install of Fedora > Core 3 or 2 would be better instead of installing core 4. > I heard somewhere in the fedora website that fedora was gently optimized for > the pentium processor, but not completely optimized to allow for better > compatibility with other processors though. > It must be an OS problem because it runs other operating system such as > win98 smoothly. > Try reading the boot screen (use interactive boot to execute specific > components) and look if anything is amiss i.e. did not detect nvidia > hardware. > I think it could also be the GPU, its drivers may have not been updated for > linux. Try downloading the latest drivers for nvidia or following > http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html > on how to get nvidia to work with your system. > > Goodluck! > > > > On 12/1/05, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 12/1/05, Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 15:19 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > > I just replaced Win98 with Fedora Core 4 on a friends' computer: AMD > > > > 550, 128MB RAM. Now, he can work for a limited amount of time (between > > > > 20-150 minutes), then the computer gets stuck. Not even the mouse > > > > works. He can, however, switch to a console with CTR-ALT-F1. > > > > > > > > When restarted, there is no graphical mode, only console. If he lets > > > > the computer sit for a few hours, he can boot up a graphical screen, > > > > but after some time the problem reoccurs. Nothing in the computer > > > > (open case) seems unusually hot, which was my first thought. > > > > > > > > Any ideas on where to look? Thank you. > > > > > > > Sounds like a heat issue. May be the gpu overheating. It works much > > > less when in text mode. Definitely whatever it is, it affects the video > > > cards ability to process graphics. The time factor certainly indicates > > > heat. > > > > > > That old a system may have inadequate heat sinks/cooling fans and/or > > > inadequate case ventilation. You said the case is open, but have you > > > tried putting a portable fan where it directs air flow across the video > > > card? > > > Have you tried a different video card? > > > Is the interior of the case clean? completely blown out with air? > > > Is there a fan on the video card? Is it working? > > > Is there a fan on the system chip? Is it working? (This is not likely > > > the issue but worth checking anyway.) > > > > I also thought that it was a hardware problem, however the machine ran > > win98 fine. The inside of the case is free of dust, if not perfectly > > clean. The video card has no fan (never did) but it does not get too > > hot, by the finger test (just a little warm). It is a 32 MB AGP Nvida > > unit. And the CPU fan works fine, as does the power supply fan. > > Neither of them seem unusually hot. > > > > Also, there was no EE entries in the X log file, which would suggest a > > problem in that area. However, I did notice that there is no swap > > space. cat /proc/swap is blank. I DID specify a swap partition, but > > there is no swap! Could this be a cause? > > > > Dotan Cohen > > > You might want look into the powersave settings. There is a good chance that the bios and hardware of your friend's computer is not up to the expectations of the 2.6 series kernel.
