[vox-tech] RH keeps crashing

Peter Jay Salzman vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:06:59 -0700


begin Richard S. Crawford <rscrawford@mossroot.com> 
> At 02:52 PM 4/22/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >begin Richard S. Crawford <rscrawford@mossroot.com>
> >>
> >> Thanks for the tip.  I'll remember that.  As it is, I'm unable to ping,
> >> browse to, ssh to, tel-net to, telepathically link to, or otherwise
> >> communicate with the machine.  I'll try smoke signals next.
> >
> >this is a good indication that the kernel is truly dead.  smoked.  it's
> >almost 100% certain to be a hardware problem of some sort.
> 
> Bugger.
> 
> 
> >the most important question now is -- what recently changed?  did you
> >install any new packages?  any new hardware?  change bios?
> 
> Hrmmm....  The only thing I can think of are some RH7.2 packages that I 
> installed through Red Carpet the other night.
 
if we were betting, i would put my money here.   what got installed?

pete