nate wrote:
Sounds like a kernel panic of some kind, either hook up a serial console to the system and watch the console from another machine or switch back to a normal terminal (CTRL+ALT+<F1>) and plug it in and see what you get.
Serial console is best as you can easily copy/paste the crash output.
You could also try kdump - http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-6039
Cool! Thank you.
Bart Schaefer wrote:
I've had this happen when using the front-panel USB ports on a couple of different towers. It does not happen on the same machines using the USB ports in the back, leading me to believe that there's a physical problem with the front-panel connections; induction from the USB to reset wires, or some such.
Well, that's not the case here. I'm using the on-board jack (on the rear).
I could try a USB optical drive, to see if the usb system works (i.e. hardware, chips, OS).
Btw, that box is at a remote location that I visit about once a month (thus, it'll be another month till I can check it).