--- Ryan Lane <ryanlane@gmail.com> wrote:> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:21:39 -0800 (PST), Steven > Vishoot > <sir_funzone@yahoo.com> wrote: > > ok now i am frustrated. this is the third day in a > row > > that my server has crashed running centos4, i can > not > > ping or access the console but the hardware is > still > > running. it does not leave any logs that i can see > of, > > is there more problems with this than the few > postings > > i have seen here. is there a problem with the > kernel? > > i am almost to the point of bringing my box back > down > > to 3.4 if this keeps up. > > Long shot here...but try booting with the "noapic" > option if you > haven''t done so already. I know that on my one > system it will freeze > up if I don''t boot with that option. Not sure if it > applies here or > not, but it could help. > > To add this option, edit /boot/grub/grub.conf , and > add noapic to the > end of the kernel entry line. > > -Ryan > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@caosity.org > http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >Hello Ryan, Is this only for crashes that happen on bootup or any unexplained crashes. With putting noapic in the bootup entry. Plus what does the noapic do if i may ask. thanks again Steven "On the side of the software box, in the ''System Requirements'' section, it said ''Requires Windows or better''. So I installed Linux." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
NOAPIC disables the kernel''s support for the Programmable Interrupt controller. On some motherboards the implementation for APIC is shoddy at best. <snip>>>CentOS mailing list >>CentOS@caosity.org >>http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > > Hello Ryan, > > Is this only for crashes that happen on bootup or any > unexplained crashes. With putting noapic in the bootup > entry. Plus what does the noapic do if i may ask. > > thanks again > > > > Steven > > > "On the side of the software box, in the ''System Requirements'' section, it said ''Requires Windows or better''. So I installed Linux."-- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:44:19 -0800 (PST), Steven Vishoot <sir_funzone@yahoo.com> wrote:> Is this only for crashes that happen on bootup or any > unexplained crashes. With putting noapic in the bootup > entry. Plus what does the noapic do if i may ask.Honestly, I don''t know. Try google for more specifics. It was just an idea -- and I''m by no means an expert. =] -Ryan
Ryan Lane wrote:> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:44:19 -0800 (PST), Steven Vishoot > <sir_funzone@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>Is this only for crashes that happen on bootup or any >>unexplained crashes. With putting noapic in the bootup >>entry. Plus what does the noapic do if i may ask. > > > Honestly, I don''t know. Try google for more specifics. It was just > an idea -- and I''m by no means an expert. =]Have you tried to "burn in" the system to find any other points of instability? Here''s a quick guide that I found on the net when I was running into stability problems: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-hw1/ --Ajay
On Fri, March 11, 2005 11:23 am, Ajay Sharma said:> Ryan Lane wrote: >> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:44:19 -0800 (PST), Steven Vishoot >> <sir_funzone@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>Is this only for crashes that happen on bootup or any >>>unexplained crashes. With putting noapic in the bootup >>>entry. Plus what does the noapic do if i may ask. >> >> >> Honestly, I don''t know. Try google for more specifics. It was just >> an idea -- and I''m by no means an expert. =] > > Have you tried to "burn in" the system to find any other points of > instability? Here''s a quick guide that I found on the net when I was > running into stability problems: > > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-hw1/ > > --Ajay > _______________________________________________That is an excellent article ... You said that you added new memory and that you tested it. Did you test it installed in that board or external to the system. Running memtest86 while the memory is installed in that board is the way to go. It tests not only the memory, but how it is seated, how the bios is set, and how it interacts with that specific chipset. Also make sure you have the latest BIOS that the MB manufacturer offers. APIC sometimes causes major issues with some boards, and new BIOS upgrades sometimes solve the problems. I would try noapic and noacpi on the kernel line if everything else fails. -- Johnny Hughes <http://www.HughesJR.com/>