Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> wrote:
>
> A. Lockups can be induced in either console or X mode. A reliable way to
> induce them is to run `make clean' on an X tree (any sufficiently
> long-running command seems to do it).
This sounds like bad hardware.
> 6. Here's a weird one. When the kernel is running, the power switch
> has to be pressed down for 4 seconds to power down the machine. But
> during a lockup it powers down the machine instantly.
This is normal for ATX machines. There's usually a BIOS setting
controlling whether the power switch is instant or delayed, but once the
software isn't running any more, it's always instant.
I really do think it's bad hardware -- CPU, mainboard, power supply, or
some combination of the above.
Charles
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