[asterisk-users] Crash Hard, Crash Often

Josiah Bryan jbryan at productiveconcepts.com
Thu Feb 5 11:46:24 CST 2009


Wilton Helm wrote:
> One relevant question that hasn't been addressed is whether just the 
> application is crashing or the whole computer (Linux).
>  
> I would second the hardware idea, with emphasis on generic hardware, 
> especially RAM.  I had a Suse 10 box that kept crashing and doing funny 
> stuff.  I ended up running an extended RAM test on it--one of those 
> pattern sensitivity tests that takes an hour or two to run.  Turned out 
> that one of the SIMMs I had just bought and installed had a subtle 
> problem.  It would never show up on a straightforward test, but certain 
> address ranges would fail on one or two of the exotic pattern tests.
>  
> It came from a reputable vendor who does 100% testing themselves, so it 
> was apparently subtle enough to slip through their test.  They took it 
> back and replaced it.  I ran for a few weeks without the module with no 
> crashes and when I put the replacement in everything was still fine.
>  
> Wilton

Just the application crashes.

I'll try changing RAM simms to see if that helps.

Thanks!
-josiah

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Josiah Bryan
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