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xiaweitang

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Registered: 2010-01-03

Posts: 61

system crashes randomly

Recently my system crashes randomly, leaving a white blank screen, and the usual Ctrl-Alt-Backspace won't work, while Ctrl-Alt-Delte works and reboot the system. I changed several different window managers, but it doesn't help. Where can I find what happend, maybe some log file?

silentcontender

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Registered: 2009-12-16

Posts: 15

Re: system crashes randomly

Look here:
Log files: /var/log/
CTRL+ALT+BKSP: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … n.27t_work

Araknophobik

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2009-06-26

Posts: 5

Re: system crashes randomly

Can you give more details about the problem?
Post here your hardware configuration and your xorg.conf as well.

xiaweitang

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Registered: 2010-01-03

Posts: 61

Re: system crashes randomly

Look here:
Log files: /var/log/
CTRL+ALT+BKSP: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … n.27t_work

CTRL+ALT+BKSP works before the system crashes.

xiaweitang

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Registered: 2010-01-03

Posts: 61

Re: system crashes randomly

Can you give more details about the problem?
Post here your hardware configuration and your xorg.conf as well.

I don't use xorg.conf and here is the hardware information got using lshw

myhost
    description: Notebook
    product: 06573PU
    vendor: LENOVO
    version: Thinkpad R60
    serial: LVAB671
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: administrator_password=disabled boot=normal chassis=notebook cpus=1 frontpanel_password=unknown keyboard_password=disabled power-on_password=disabled uuid=D9C48F60-42FC-11DB-BB3D-DE0958C67798
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: 06573PU
       vendor: LENOVO
       physical id: 0
       version: Not Available
       serial: 1ZBWY68M1SJ
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: LENOVO
          physical id: 0
          version: 7EETC9WW (2.19 ) (02/26/2008)
          size: 144KiB
          capacity: 1984KiB
          capabilities: pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd acpi usb biosbootspecification
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU        410  @ 1.46GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 6
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.14.8
          serial: 0000-06E8-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: None
          size: 1467MHz
          capacity: 1467MHz
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 133MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe constant_tsc up arch_perfmon bts aperfmperf pni monitor tm2 xtpr pdcm
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: a
             slot: Internal L1 Cache
             size: 32KiB
             capacity: 32KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back instruction
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: c
             slot: Internal L2 Cache
             size: 1MiB
             capacity: 1MiB
             capabilities: burst internal write-back unified
     *-cache
          description: L1 cache
          physical id: b
          slot: Internal L1 Cache
          size: 32KiB
          capacity: 32KiB
          capabilities: synchronous internal write-back data
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 29
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 1536MiB
          capacity: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous
             physical id: 0
             slot: DIMM 1
             size: 512MiB
             width: 64 bits
        *-bank:1
             description: SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous
             physical id: 1
             slot: DIMM 2
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 03
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0
        *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:ee100000-ee17ffff ioport:1800(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable) memory:ee200000-ee23ffff
        *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Display controller
             product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:ee180000-ee1fffff
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 02
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
             resources: irq:17 memory:ee240000-ee243fff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24 ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:ee000000-ee0fffff memory:60000000-601fffff(prefetchable)
           *-network DISABLED
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
                vendor: Broadcom Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 21
                serial: 00:16:d3:28:e3:c4
                capacity: 1GB/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.102 duplex=half firmware=5751m-v3.56 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair
                resources: irq:16 memory:ee000000-ee00ffff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:25 ioport:2000(size=8192) memory:ec000000-edffffff ioport:e4000000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
                vendor: Intel Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
                logical name: wlan0
                version: 02
                serial: 00:13:02:b9:cd:e6
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl3945 ip=192.168.1.66 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
                resources: irq:28 memory:edf00000-edf00fff
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:26 ioport:4000(size=8192) memory:e8000000-e9ffffff ioport:e4100000(size=1048576)
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:27 ioport:6000(size=8192) memory:ea000000-ebffffff ioport:e4200000(size=1048576)
        *-usb:0
             description: USB Controller
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:1820(size=32)
        *-usb:1
             description: USB Controller
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:1840(size=32)
        *-usb:2
             description: USB Controller
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1860(size=32)
        *-usb:3
             description: USB Controller
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:19 ioport:1880(size=32)
        *-usb:4
             description: USB Controller
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:19 memory:ee444000-ee4443ff
        *-pci:4
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: e2
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:8000(size=16384) memory:e4300000-e7ffffff ioport:e0000000(size=67108864)
           *-pcmcia
                description: CardBus bridge
                product: PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller
                vendor: Texas Instruments
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:15:00.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192
                resources: irq:16 memory:e4300000-e4300fff ioport:8000(size=256) ioport:8400(size=256) memory:e0000000-e3ffffff(prefetchable) memory:64000000-67ffffff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
        *-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             logical name: scsi0
             logical name: scsi1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:18b0(size=16)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: HTS541060G9SA00
                vendor: Hitachi
                physical id: 0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: MB3I
                serial: MPBCL5XGJZKM6T
                size: 55GiB (60GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=0defc2af
              *-volume:0
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sda1
                   logical name: /boot
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: be247050-aa3a-45f2-bfb0-3b9724b26e19
                   size: 100MiB
                   capacity: 100MiB
                   capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2010-01-01 17:34:47 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/bootVｽ.爻托ｿｽHｽｽｽeｽｽ@dｽｽｽWｽｽｽｽｽｽ@dｽｽｽｽｽｽ^ modified=2010-01-23 13:53:24 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2010-01-23 13:53:24 state=mounted
              *-volume:1
                   description: Windows NTFS volume
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   version: 3.1
                   serial: 78cfe260-9be3-ff4e-9785-ba27bdf76df1
                   size: 38GiB
                   capacity: 38GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                   configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-12-23 03:02:09 filesystem=ntfs state=clean
              *-volume:2
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 3
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                   logical name: /dev/sda3
                   logical name: /
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: c7b17541-a9aa-452c-84b5-69c52c64dc92
                   size: 14GiB
                   capacity: 14GiB
                   capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2010-01-01 17:34:49 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ﾜ具ｿｽｽｽｽMｽXｽｽｿｽｽｽﾛ幢ｿｽｽｽｽｽｽｽWｽｽ$ｽｽｽｽｽｽｽｽｽｽMｽｽｽｽｽｽ modified=2010-01-19 14:55:32 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2010-01-23 13:53:23 state=mounted
              *-volume:3
                   description: Linux swap volume
                   physical id: 4
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                   logical name: /dev/sda4
                   version: 1
                   serial: 594daaac-cc25-4d24-9d79-293178fb457d
                   size: 1973MiB
                   capacity: 1973MiB
                   capabilities: primary nofs swap initialized
                   configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4096
           *-cdrom
                description: DVD reader
                product: RW/DVD GCC-4244N
                vendor: HL-DT-ST
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/cdrom0
                logical name: /dev/cdrw
                logical name: /dev/cdrw0
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/dvd0
                logical name: /dev/scd0
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: 1.02
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
        *-serial
             description: SMBus
             product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: driver=i801_smbus latency=0
             resources: irq:23 ioport:18e0(size=32)

Araknophobik

Member

From: Brazil

Registered: 2009-06-26

Posts: 5

Re: system crashes randomly

Hmmm... So, what do you use instead of xorg.conf?
Did you test booting the system without loading any window managers?

xiaweitang

Member

Registered: 2010-01-03

Posts: 61

Re: system crashes randomly

Now I think it could be ext4, because my another computer runing ubuntu uses ext4 and it randomly freezes. I will go back to ext3 and reinstall to see if it helps.