On Sat, 21 Jul 2018, Pete Biggs wrote: > On Fri, 2018-07-20 at 10:10 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Pete Biggs wrote: >> >>> Check your hardware - all these things might well be symptomatic of an >>> hardware issue. >> >> I'm not at all sure how. >> If it means opening the case, >> hardware issues are likely to occur. >> >> Is there a way to tell whether the video >> player is even using video acceleration? >> > > I don't necessarily mean the video - kernel panics are rarely to do > with something that far removed from the CPU. I mean test the hardware > of your computer. I'll do the testing suggested. The machine is rather old. HP Compaq dc5800 sff (small form factor) I would not be surprised if the kernel just did not like my motherboard any more. Even after I figure out the kermal panics, the video will still be an issue. > First, check the memory - MemTest86+ is the tool most people use for > this. Run it on your system and it will highlight memory problems. It > can be found at www.memtest.org - the precompiled versions are tiny and > will fit on a floppy (or memory stick or CD). > > If that doesn't detect anything try running a hardware diagnostic - > there's a load on the UBCD (www.ultimatebootcd.com) or Hiren's BootCD ( > www.hiren.info). You might want to download one of those anyway as > they both contain MemTest86+. > > None of this needs you to open the case. That is good. My suspicion is that this is a repeat of what sent me to Centos from Fedora. (Yes I know the relationship). I'm told I couldn't install Fedora on a machine because a kernel bug affected precisely one kind of motherboard, mine. I'm also told the bug was supposedly fixed, but I was never able to run any later Fedora on that machine. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards