Re: [TCLUG:2447] hardware problem

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

my only soliton is General Nanosystems.. hehe  other than that.. there are
some dos utility diags, that _may_ find something.. but not likely.. try a
new video card, might be a damaged chip somewhere. 

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Tim Wilson wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've got a student here at Sibley who is having a hardware problem with
> his Linux system. It's a Packard Bell (*groan*, he knows better now) with
> a P120 and 48MB RAM.
> 
> His system will freeze up without warning. Apparently, the CPU usage goes
> to 100% and the whole system drags down. When he runs top, it turns out
> that X is using 90-something% CPU. The same thing happens in Windows
> although, of course, he has no way to know which process is hogging the
> CPU. He's reinstalled the system with no effect.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -Tim
> 
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