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From: Zhu Sha Zang <zhushazang@×××××××××.br>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia and i/o problem
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:53:28
Message-Id: 4CEFF372.8090902@yahoo.com.br
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia and i/o problem by walt
1 Em 25-11-2010 19:14, walt escreveu:
2 > On 11/25/2010 06:55 AM, Zhu Sha Zang wrote:
3 > > ...
4 >> i try to compile some "nice" software like chromium, pyside or
5 >> openoffice my
6 > > system "freeze". I can't do anything like use keyboard, mouse or
7 > switch betwenn
8 > > windows. How can i find the motive to this strange (???)
9 >
10 > Does the freeze always happen in the same place while compiling those
11 > packages?
12 >
13 > If not, I would suspect hardware problems, e.g. overheating due to
14 > poor ventilation
15 > of the CPU, or memory chips that are going bad.
16 >
17 > When I have random malfunctions like you describe, I open the computer
18 > case and spray
19 > the dust off of everything using compressed air. If that doesn't fix
20 > the problem I
21 > run memtest86 overnight to find failing memory chips.
22 >
23 > One of those two steps usually fixes the problem for me.
24 >
25 > Also, you could rule out bugs in the nvidia driver by trying to
26 > compile chromium
27 > or openoffice from a console terminal (i.e. while X is not running).
28 >
29 >
30 >
31 I run the compilation without X, and try to acces over ssh. I can enter
32 in machine, but so slowly.
33
34 The system become unresponsive. If I stay the compilation process end, i
35 can use the system again.
36
37 Normally, i've compiled this sources into the night, when off from work.
38
39 This machine are new and of course i've tested and don't think that a
40 hardware problem. But i'll check this more deeper.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia and i/o problem Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
[gentoo-user] Re: nvidia and i/o problem walt <w41ter@×××××.com>