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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: matthew.garman@×××××.com [mailto:matthew.garman@×××××.com] |
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> Sent: 02 March 2006 13:29 |
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> To: gentoo-user |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] mysterious segfaults |
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> Recently, programs on my computer have been victims of abrupt |
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> segfaults. |
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> Anyone else ever experience anything like this? Anyone have any |
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> thoughts as to what the problem might be? |
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The random nature of your segfaults probably points to an overheating |
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problem. I am saying that because if you waited for a while before the |
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segfaulting disappeared, the particular device (CPU, hard drive, memory) |
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cooled down and was able to function again. Easy to test this |
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hypothesis with a domestic comfort cooling fan blowing towards an open |
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case. More difficult to find out what particular device overheats. A |
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problematic cooling fan (CPU, PSU, case) would usually become noisier as |
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its bearings are drying out (a drop of oil will provide an instant fix). |
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So would a hard drive. |
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If the application of a domestic cooling fan does not relieve the |
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problem, then it could well be faulty memory module(s), or a faulty |
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power supply. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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