On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 09:05 -0500, Brian Hanks wrote: > Has anyone else run across stability problems with the 2.6.15-1.1831 > kernel? > > I recently upgraded my rock solid FC4 box to this kernel version and > shortly thereafter it crashed hard. It was locked up to the point > where it was not displaying anything and not responding to any type of > input. I tried to reboot it, but ended up getting an assortment of > differing errors with each attempt (kernel panic - cannot sync, seg > faults, etc.). It even took 3 attempts to get it to boot into single > user mode. > > At this point, I'm trying to figure out if it's truly a kernel thing > or if it's just coincidental timing of some other issue (like a bad > memory module). I'll be running some more tests this evening. > > 1) Memtest86 should tell you if it is a memory issue (The one real memory problem I have had in over 10 years was identified that way). 2) Have you tried booting from a CD such as knoppix or the rescue CD to see if it may be filesystem issues? I have not had any problems with the 1831 kernel but YMMV. > Thanks, > -- Brian > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
