Hi folks, I would like to know the ways to debug system freeze on linux (SuSE 9.3) Pointers on what log files or config files to check to determine possible cause Generate verbose debug info if required. The problem: -------------------- My SuSE 9.3 Professional system hangs very frequently. The behaviour is unpredictable. These are some cases I found where it's likely that system MAY hang. If there is high CPU activity for a long time e.g. ripping DVD (Sometimes I see high CPU utilization even while loading simple web pages) Hangs suddenly while Browsing net using Firefox/konqueror Checking mails with Evolution, KMail Playing mp3 with XMMS, Opening openoffice files, Using remote ssh, vnc or nx session from office I have gone through all the log files in /var/log but couln't find any noticable reason for my problem Most of the time last few entries of /var/log/messages include STATS Dropped message -- from syslog DEVPATH not set -- from smb/nmb but they are also present even when system is running smoothly System uptime varies from 30 min to 3-4 days I am 100% sure that its not a hardware issue as the same machine rocks when booted in Win2K. Here is the system configuration: ECS motherboard (VIA chipset) Not sure @ exact model no AMD sempron 2500+ 512MB RAM 80GB HDD nVidia GeForce MX 4000 AGP 8x card WinTVGo TV Tuner card HP PSC1315 USB printer scanner copier Services enabled: ssh, vnc, nxserver, vsftpd, httpd, smb, nmb Dual Booting with Win2K System is periodically updated with YaST Online Update in hope of getting remedy to my problems. No luck so far -Kshitij