On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 05:17 -0800, Martin Mielke wrote:

No use for this, as the box is completely powered off... as if you pulled the cable...

----- Original Message ---- From: Hans van der Merwe To: opensuse Sent: Monday, January 8, 2007 1:55:45 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] openSuSE 10.2 crashing too often

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Try connecting it to a second PC/Laptop and ping it from there (when its stuck). This will tell if the OS is dead or just the UI.

ps. Make sure your not blocking ping requests.

Oh, ok, so it is really powering down! I thought dead as in not responding but still breathing :) This is probably a hardware problem. Power supply maybe? I know this sounds silly, but check the supply plug, at the PC and wall socket. If you have time - boot into your BIOS and leave the machine, see if it still dies. Or boot with install CD/DVD and run memtest until it dies (or not) E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Monday 08 January 2007 08:17, Martin Mielke wrote:

No use for this, as the box is completely powered off... as if you pulled the cable...

Strange, but I have seen the actual end of the power cable being too long and not connecting fully cause this. I pulled the cable from the wall and used a sharp knife and trimmed the end, problem solved. Check the fit with the computer powered off, see if you can feel it seating when you plug it in, if not try another cable or you could trim it, do no cut enough to expose the terminals! Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org