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1answer
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System freezes. Can't find anything in the logs

My linux desktop system freezes (aptosid/debian sid) sometimes and after a reboot I can't find any infos about the reason for the freeze in messages/dmesg/syslog/Xorg.*.log. When it "freezes" I can ...
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2answers
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How to fix non-responsive Ubuntu system?

I use Ubuntu. Sometimes, the system does not have any response with mouse and keyboard. Is there any way to solve this problem except hitting the reset button on the machine?
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1answer
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System hanging when it runs out of memory

I've got an eeePC 900a: it has a 8GB flash as disk and only 1GB of RAM. The Linux distribution installed on it is ArchLinux. When the system runs out of memory it becomes extremely unresponsive: it ...
7
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1answer
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Where should I look for error messages after a freeze-up and reboot in Linux?

I was forced to shutdown (using the power button) and reboot after my laptop froze with just a black screen. After such an incident, where should I look for error messages etc. that might indicate ...
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5answers
311 views

No response on a Linux machine

I am using centOS, sometimes the system just does not respond at all. In windows box, I can ctrl-alt-delete. On a Linux machine, how should I handle this?
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4answers
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Debugging Linux machine freezes

I have 15 identical Linux RH 4.7 64-bit severs. They run cluster database (cluster is application level). On occasion (every month or so) a random box (never the same though) freezes. I can ping the ...