Kernel Panic?

[Jim Cornette]

RoboticGolem wrote:
> Ok.  So when the system locks up and the Scroll Lock and Caps Lock are
> flashing, that means a kernel panic right?  How to I track down whats
> causing this?  Any ideas?  It only does it in X and I dont know the
> first thing about debugging software.
> 
> _Matt
> 

You might want to boot into runlevel 3 and check /var/log/Xorg.0.log 
before starting X. There might be some messages regarding why you got a 
kernel panic when using X. I believe the log metioned above is rewritten 
when X is started and only reflects the X session that you are launching.
I had a kernel panic and the flashing keys that you described were present.
If you get a panic in the GUI that hasppens during X, I don't think that 
you will see any messages on screen regarding the panic.

Checking the other logs located in /var/log/ might lead you somewhere 
toward the problem. There is a boot.log, message log and others.

I use mc to view the logs in a cli. I guess you could run less to view 
the logs. mc is not installed as a default.
less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
should do it. The last entry would probably be the problem, so
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
should be good enough to see the last entries.

Jim



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