Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Thu, 2 May 1996 08:38:45 +0200 | Subject | Re: 1.3.9[01234567] oopses |
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On 30 Apr 96 at 18:37, Jeff Coy Jr. wrote:
> > gosh, i can't figure out how to get my systems to crash either. none > of them, and i run 5 networked machines, 3 of which are on the internet > full-time: all using modules and all using kerneld. i've had no > problems- you'd have heard about them if i was. >
With 1.3.97 my machine freezed completely once. I suspected a very strange bug, but I couldn't reproduce. Later I ran Windoze and the machine freezed again. "Not unusual" I thought and pressed the tiny red button. The screen cleared, but nothing more happened. I pressed the button again, and nothing more happened. I began to worry and got the screwdriver. At that point I suspected the CPU fan.
Opening the case showed that the fan was OK. The processor temperature also seemed ok (my fingers could stand it). Interestingly the machine booted again 8-). So I started Windoze again to see what happens. Accidentially I touched the voltage regulator, and my fingers immediately drew back; it was really hot.
I have a Pentium 100/SSS with 256kB PBurst Cache all in the Asus board that has the Triton chipset and the name I can't remember. Returning to DOS showed that the voltage regulator cools down instantly. Despite of the fact that this might be a design flaw in the board, it seems that recent Linux kernels heat up the processor's voltage regulator more that before.
My excuses that this has not much to do with kernel programming, but maybe it helps some people that have strange Linux crashes. For me it was very interesting that the CPU was not the hottest part in my computer. Maybe I need a second fan for the voltage regulator?
Ulrich
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