Michael Eager wrote: > m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Michael Eager wrote: >>> Brian Mathis wrote: >>>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Michael Eager <eager at eagerm.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm running a server which is usually stable, but every >>>>> once in a while it hangs. The server is used as a file >>>>> store using NFS and to run VMware machines. >>>>> >>>>> I don't see anything in /var/log/messages or elsewhere >>>>> to indicate any problem or offer any clue why the system >>>>> was hung. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions where I might look for a clue? >> <snip> >>> System is unresponsive. Monitor blank, no response to keyboard, >>> no response to remote ssh. Hit reset to reboot. >> >> Suggestion 1: ->from the console<-, run >> setterm --powersave off >> That way, even if you connect a monitor (in our, uh, "computer labs", we >> have a monitor-on-a-stick), you'll still see what's on the screen at the >> end, not the power save blanking. > > I get a message "cannot (un)set powersave mode". Did you do it from the console? It won't work (or at least neither my manager nor I have figured out how to do it) remotely. > > I'll add this to .xinitrc. Um. This isn't X, it's below that. > >>> The only indication that I had that there was a problem (other >>> that attached systems were not accessing files) was that the fan(s) >>> on the server were louder than normal. >> >> Um. Um. What make is the server? We had that on some new Suns, where >> after working on them, the fans would spin up and *not* spin down to normal. >> The answer to that was, after powering them down, pull all the plugs, and >> leave them out for 20 sec or so.... > > House-built, Gigabyte MB, AMD Phenom II X6, 6Gb RAM. Any chance the problem's with the video card? mark