F8 hangs randomly - some ideas.

[David Timms]

Hans Bergström wrote:
> I just installed F8 on a desktop. Unable to boot installation DVD with 
> SATA drive connected.
Is that an external and or only drive ?

> After hot_plugging in the drive when kernel is 
> loaded it works fine
Which kernel is that ?
Which one are you running now ?

> , installation a breeze, first hangup during 
> postinstall and it then hangs randomly, both in Gnome and in TTYx, (more 
> often in Gnome). 
You could leave a gnome-term with top running on one side of you screen 
while you work, and hence see if the machine is still doing stuff {clock 
and top changng - maybe also which process might be hogging the CPU.

> It just freezes and does not respond to anything but 
> power On/Off reboot.
With another PC; check if ping / ssh {top} are still responsive >

> Same symptoms when testing Kubuntu 7.0.4 by the way
> My configuration:
> ASRock 775Dual880-Pro, Intel P4 3,0 GHz, 1GB DDR 166 MHz, ASUS EN7600GS 
> silent PCExpress (nVidia GeForce 7600GS),  2 hdd: Fujitsu MPE3136AT 
> (13.6 GB IDE) and Western Digital WD 3200AAKS (300GB SATA II jumpered to 
> SATA I), onboard network and sound. One PCI-board: Hauppauge Nova-T 500 
> DVB-T.
> Any ideas out there? Grateful for your help!
Do you see anything in /var/log/messages ?
If you aren't seeing crash like info in your logs: if you have another 
PC, set the problem one to boot with serial console, and use a 3wire 
null modem cable to connect to another PC running a terminal emulator 
{minicom}, hopefully leaving it like that means you might get to catch a 
dump or other interesting info.

DaveT.