[ale] Weird ubuntu tricks...

[Jerry Yu]

some steps I'd take for generic troubleshooting
1) check them logs. /var/log.

   - make sure kernel.* and *.emerg or alike go to system logs
   - turn on logging/debugging for the video card driver, if possible

2) is system still responsive to keyboard (i.e., the 'crash' could be merely
video loss?), or to remote access by ssh?

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:06 PM, William wylde <durtybill at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm running 64-bit ubuntu on a machine I built from scratch.  It has a
> 1gb RAM, One 300gb SATA drive, and one 300gb IDE drive.  The display is
> running on a Nvidia G-Force 7 chipset, EPCI interface, with 512mb VRAM
> onboard (there is no fan on the board- I throw this in because I think
> it may prove relevant).
>
> This system runs fine until I try to use the opengl subsystem- and it's
> configured properly.  The proprietary Nvidia drivers are installed via
> envy & apparently configuered correctly.  And 3d apps will work for a
> few minutes before crashing.
>
> Unreal 1 will run seemingly forever- but I wasn't able to maintain
> attention to the game for more than the first few maps of the opening
> level, so it might eventually cause the system to crash, as well.
>
> When the system crashes, the monitor loses the signal from the card, and
> it seems the entire system will freeze, since I have to turn the system
> completely off both with the power-on switch and the input switch on the
> back of the power-supply, then turn it all back on before I can start
> the sytem again.  A hard reset- though it works when the system is
> stable- will not reboot the system when the crash occurs.
>
> I was wondering whether this was simply a case of the GPU on my card
> getting hot and shutting down (i.e. I need to get a cooling unit for the
> card), or if there might be a software issue somewhere under it all that
> I'm overlooking.
>
> If it's a software problem, I'll need to get it fixed whether I get a
> GPU cooler or not...   And I figure this is the place to get opinions on
> the matter...  :)
>
> Which I guess I'm going to do.  It'll make me feel better about it
> all... heh.
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