eli@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Elias) (03/16/89)
naturally, we have service calls in about this... but even with the backlog on sun-spots, you folks out there might have some timely information for me... problem: 3/60 with color monitor, 4M add-on clearpoint memory, box hill 327M scsi disk... it reboots itself randomly during mundane tasks like editing using gnuemacs. the reboot does not give any of the symptoms of a software error -- no panic or dump (we think). is it possible that all indication of a software error would be lost if we didn't have proper setups for a dump area? the reboot causes the screen to blank -- as if someone did a "k 2" from the monitor prompt. another random question: is there anything that a scsi disk could do which would cause such behavior? by the way -- this is occurring with the 4.0 generic kernel. i am reconfiguring a 4.0.1 kernel for the machine to see if it gets happier... guesses and/or advice welcome... thanks in advance, folks... steve elias (eli@spdcc.com)
jeff@tc.fluke.com (Jeff Stearns) (04/04/89)
eli@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Elias) writes: >problem: 3/60 with color monitor, 4M add-on clearpoint memory, box hill >327M scsi disk... it reboots itself randomly during mundane tasks like >editing using gnuemacs... My diskless 3/60 (no add-on hardware) started rebooting itself without notice (and without logging any justification); the problem was solved by replacing the CPU board. Jeff Stearns John Fluke Mfg. Co, Inc. (206) 356-5064 jeff@tc.fluke.COM {uw-beaver,microsoft,sun}!fluke!jeff PS - Calling all users of the Vitalink TransLAN IV Ethernet bridge! Please drop me a line.