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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 21:20:46 +0200
From: Jakob Oestergaard <jakob@unthought.net>
To: Ken Witherow <ken@krwtech.com>
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Subject: Re: Tyan 2460/Dual Athlon MP hangs
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On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 02:55:18PM -0400, Ken Witherow wrote:
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
> Random hangs occur on dual athlon system

The 2460 systems (and many other dual athlon systems) are very sensitive
to temperature.

I'm writing this mail from a 2460 with a 62 day uptime and a load that
frequently exceeds 10.

The system I have here has a 12 cm fan (40 ltr/sec) mounted on the front
of the case for better air-intake.  This was a hardware hack we applied
after realizing the box would melt itself without some excessive
cooling.

> 
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
> Sometimes the system hangs during boot, sometimes at the console and
> other times while I'm in X. Happens whether or not I use the mem=nopentium
> and noapic options. Frequently, I can't catch the OOPS because I'm in X
> and everything freezes.

Can it happen during boot, if you let the system cool down for an hour
before powering it on ?

Also be sure that the PSU is big enough.


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