[ltp] ubuntu on x24: kernel freezes on web browsing

[Torsten Zech]

Jon Dowland wrote:
> At 1155400156 past the epoch, Torsten Zech wrote:
>> Any hints, maybe also for a better diagnosis?
> 
> What stuff is written in /var/log (particularly to kern.log or
> Xorg.0.log.old) at time of the crash/lockup?
> 

Well, basically not that much:

system crash 10:55:06, this time when accessing one of the Gnome menus,
hence not when browsing

kern.log:

[...]
Aug 13 10:54:51 hyperion kernel: [17183889.820000] eth0: no IPv6 routers
present
Aug 13 10:54:58 hyperion kernel: [17183896.688000] eth1: no IPv6 routers
present
Aug 13 10:57:55 hyperion kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.15-26-686
Aug 13 10:57:55 hyperion kernel: Loaded 23237 symbols from
/boot/System.map-2.6.15-26-686.
Aug 13 10:57:55 hyperion kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.15.
[...]

Xorg.0.log.old (last lines of the file):
last update 10:54:46

[...]
(**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses...
(**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated.
(**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00000000
(**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20045c5c to 20115c5c
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetGrabKeysState - enabled

I'm the more and more convinced that this is a hardware problem. I was
running a memtest for ~ 1h, but no errors found ...

Torsten