> > I have an odd problem with an IBM EServer XSeries 305 (aka x305). > Sometimes it seems to just sit there, completely unresponsive to the > command line (ssh and console), for several seconds. Other times it > works normally. top will sometimes die with a floating point error > while waiting for it to start. When top does work, it often shows a > system load of 0.5, with high interrupt load. > > At first I though that the tg3 driver was not playing nicely, so I > disabled the onboard NICs and installed a 3Com card. This seemed to > clear up the problem, but it's now returned two days later. > > System is running CentOS 4.4, no X, Apache and MySQL. > > CPU is a P4 1.8GHz > 512MB RAM > 40GB ATA-100 disk > > Any suggestions on where to look next are appreciated. > > --Chris > Have you run or considered running memtest86+ from the centos install cd ?? If physical memory problems isn't it, have you done this chkconfig --list | grep :on | more And shut off any of the items that are not necessary on your unit? I can provide a list if you need it of things that are typically not needed in our situations. You more than likely know this yet... ps ax | more will show many of them as well. - rh -- Robert - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services (509) 624-7159 - www.abbacomm.net