on 9-12-2008 9:58 AM Test spake the following: > Hi List, > > I'm running Centos 5.2 on an Pentium III-1000 > > The box has been running for almost a year without any (hardware) issues. > > SInce a few weeks the box goes into standby (power led flashes) without > any obvious reason (ie. i cannot find anything). This happens randomly > (box runs for 1 day and does this, next time it runs for 5 days and it > happens). > Normally when a box goes into standby, you should be able to start it > again pressing the power button, but this does not work. I have to > completely unplug it and then it boots up again (after plugging it in > again ;-)) > > I thought it was due to a kernel upgrade from 2.6.18-92.1.6 to 2.6.18-92.1.10, > but after a downgrade the same issue occurred > > I have checked about all settings (loaded modules, logfiles, bios etc.) > I have stopped the acpid, still no go... > cpuspeed is not running... > Bios has got all powermanagement stuff disable.. > > So basically i am looking for some hints on solving this... > > Anyone...? > CPU fans starting to die. Overheating. Old age. Electrical problems. I had an old server that actually had a mouse crawl into it and die. Couldn't find an opening I thought it could get into, and even suspected foul play. (not on the mouses death, but on its placement in the case) -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080912/ae948ee0/attachment-0005.sig>