Re: [gentoo-user] Unexpected Power Loss!

[Willie]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Andrew Lowe <250520E@××××××××××.au> wrote:

> On 14/11/2012 8:42 AM, Willie wrote:
>
>> Hey Everyone,
>>
>> I have been dealing with this problem for awhile now. It seems that
>> whenever I am in Linux my computer will just turn off. Not shutdown like
>> I did "shutdown -r now". Just completely off out of the blue at random
>> times. I have been reading the logs but there is nothing helpful at all.
>> It is never the same thing on the logs when it does just shutdown.
>> Sometime I can boot up and it will go off when it says "Waiting for udev
>> events to finish" or something like that.
>>
>> I haven't done any major upgrades in awhile, there is really nothing
>> different. I installed Windows last night to see if it is a hardware
>> thing but nope it stays on. I also tried reinstalling Gentoo on a couple
>> of occasions on another Hard Drive but it just shutdown while I was
>> getting it done.
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated. I really don't want to be in Windows
>> after I spent all that time customizing my XFCE4 desktop.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Willie Matthews
>> matthews.willie@×××××.com <mailto:matthews.willie@gmail.**com<matthews.willie@×××××.com>
>> >
>>
>
> Willy,
>         Before you rebuild kernels etc, do you have a live CD, sysrescue,
> Gentoo minimal install, any of the Myth live CD's, lying around? Boot that
> and see if a "bog standard" configuration boots and displays the problem.
> If it gets up and is stable, then there is something in your actual config.
> If you have sysrescue, sysresccd.org, if it boots and is stable, you can
> then run a memory tester to see if anything manifests itself.
>
>         Regards,
>                 Andrew
>
>
>
I tried to reinstall Gentoo twice, both made the computer lose power. I
will be running the memory tester tonight when it is time to go to sleep
for the night.

-- 

Willie Matthews
matthews.willie@×××××.com