On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 13:14 +0000, Vijay Gill wrote: > On 13/11/06, James Wilkinson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Vijay Gill wrote: > > > Just another thought. Do I need noapic and nolapic etc as kernel > > > params during boot? Currently I do not have those but I still remember > > > using those long time ago to install Mandrake (before it became > > > Mandriva) Linux. > > > > These things should just work, and if they don't, you'd know about it. > > Since you've got as far as you have, they're unlikely to be a problem. > > > > If you want to play with kernel parameters, try noacpi. A dodgy ACPI > > implementation on your motherboard could cause problems. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > James. > > > noapic and nolapic did not work anyway. I tried and had segfault. I > use mencoder to encode some stuff and surely it crashes after some > time. I tried mencoder (along with the needed libs) which was working > 100% stable under FC5. > Giving noacpi a shot and will report back soon. My machine did the very same things, the first week after I bought it. I took it back to the dealer and asked him to test the power supply. I got it back the next day with a new power supply and it hasn't burped once since. With all the flaky capacitors that hit the market I'd suspect dodgy electronics first. If you have a spare power supply lying around, I'd suggest replacing the one you have as a test. Just to see. Ric
