problem with kernel 2.6.26-smp

[Scott Berry-4]

Hello there,

I am using the kernel in my subject.  It seems as though this kernel
likes to lock up quite a bit when the CPu fan is at a higher rate of
speed due to other tasks being done in the background.  I am using Lenny
and I never can remember before Debian being this unstable.  Is there a
kernel in Lenny or a newer kernel I could try to see if things become
more stable?  It seems to happen mostly when I use Gnome and Gnome
crashes as well.




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[Jochen Schulz-2]

Scott Berry:
>
> I am using the kernel in my subject.  It seems as though this kernel
> likes to lock up quite a bit when the CPu fan is at a higher rate of
> speed due to other tasks being done in the background.  I am using Lenny
> and I never can remember before Debian being this unstable.

Sounds more like a thermal problem to me. Do you have lm-sensors
installed? What CPU model do you use? What's its temperature? How old is
the thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink?

> Is there a
> kernel in Lenny or a newer kernel I could try to see if things become
> more stable?  It seems to happen mostly when I use Gnome and Gnome
> crashes as well.

What exactly crashes? Just Gnome or the whole machine? I suspect you are
mixing up two unrelated symptoms (but that's just a guess, of course).

J.
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