[ltp] diagnosing a freeze on T60p with ubuntu hardy

[Christos Papadopoulos]

Sounds like a hardware problem.

The only problem I had with my TP was memory chips going bad.  If you
have multiple chips, try removing one at a time and see if the problem
goes away.

Christos.

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 02:24:34PM -0400, Brad Langhorst wrote:
> My computer has been freezing once a day or so for the last month or so.
> 
> By freeze i mean that the sound stutters with whatever was playing, the
> screen does not draw, and alt+sysreq command have no effect.
> 
> I must reboot by holding down the power button for a while.
> 
> Very frustrating.
> 
> I want to be able say with some certainty whether this problem is
> hardware or software related.
> ?
> I'm leaning toward a hardware problem  - but I'd like to provide some
> convincing evidence of that to Lenovo support.
> 
> I hope I'm not going to have to run with windows for a while to convince
> them that it's a hardware problem (if in fact it is a hardware problem).
> 
> I've recently done a fresh installation of Ubuntu hardy which has not
> caused a change in the frequency of freezes.
> 
> so far my log of freezes indicates:
>  - can happen on my desk or on the train
>  - can happen while listing to music or not
>  - can happen whether connected to a network or not
>  - can happen whether VMware is in use or not
>  - can happen even with normal temperatures on all sensors
> 
> What other criteria should I examine?
> 
> Is anyone else with the same hardware (T60p) experiencing this problem
> with a default Ubuntu hardy installation?
> 
> thanks for any help on this!
> 
> brad
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