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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    woot !!!! $ uptime 10:34am up 15 days, 22 min, 3 users, load average: 1.86, 2.06, 2.06 so it was damn mysql 4.1.1a version ! I've send an email to mysql but I doubt very much that they will *believe* it :-) i hope this version of mysql (4.1.10a) doesnt bomb out after 20-30 days ...
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    System clock is always wrong

    most probably cmos battery is dying. take the battery out and goto your local walgreen/riteaid/cvs etc. they have batteries for pda, hearing aid etc. the cmos battery is similar. All my mobos use cr2032 battery which is quite standard in other devices. i bought 10 cr2032 from fleabay for $4 :-)
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    Update: 8+ days and still strong. So I very much suspect something fishy about the mysql 4.1.1-alpha-standard. Now I'm running mysql 4.1.10a-standard. That is the only component I changed in my configuration. Current uptime $ uptime 9:02am up 8 days, 22:51, 3 users, load average...
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    DOS/command line commands

    fdisk format command.com :-) comspec ?
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    i checked crontab. That was the very first thing I did. You can also look at /var/log/cron file. There is a time stamp and it lists any task which it is about to run. So, if it was cron issue, there would have a log in the file. Here is a sample of what the /var/log/cron looks like. Well...
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    XP or 2k for an older box

    go for XP. I'm running it on a P3-450 with 128mb sdram. kids PC, so its okay with them as long as they can surf the internet and write word documents
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    i did check for a rootkit etc sometime back. didnt find anything out of the ordinary. hopefully, mysql upgrade will fix it. if it crashes again at 7:30am, I'll simply reinstall new OS.
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    update: last week, I upgraded to mysql 4.1.10a-standard. So, far the system is stable and no morning crashes at 7:30am. >uptime 2:44pm up 7 days, 18:24, 4 users, load average: 1.47, 1.77, 1.60
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    randalee, no reboots after 29th. the reboots normally happen anywhere from 3-5 days.
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    Okay, will kill the cron at 7:25 and restart it at 7:35 :-) But I dont think cron is at issue. I dont see any thing running in the /var/log/cron at 7:25-7:30am time frame. At the same time, it doesnt list any jobs scheduled by the at command. At 7:25am, no one is in the laundary room...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    Hmmm.. I also installed the Xvnc server around that time. Lots of new stuff added a) mysql server b) libcurl/libssl c) Xvnc (vncserver) in KDE enviroment I gotta hookup the monitor to the box and watch for any messages between 7:25 and 7:30 everyday !
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    bersl2, On sunday, I ran a script which changed the date and time to 7:25AM and then sleep for 10 mins. And then change the date to next day, and time back to 7:25am. date 01010725 sleep 600 date 01020725 sleep 600 ....... The script ran fine till Dec 31st, 2005. I was hoping...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    I probably also added libCurl at the same time. But I'll be very worried if a userlevel application/library can crash the kernel ! Then what's the difference between windoze and unix ?
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    I'm running RH 7.2 (I know its old) since 2001. The kernel is upgraded to 2.4.29. I think my problems have started happening after I've upgraded mysql server last May. Everything else is constant on the box. Its so bizzare that it happens like a clock work ! It happened againt yesterday ...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    dont have console hooked up. At 7:26am, everything is suddenly quiet. Network traffic drops, number of process/second drops, even the disk activity stops. As if system is dead or held hostage. Then right at 7:30 it reboots (or crashes). May be I'll remove/rename reboot and shutdown commands...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    argghhh.. it happened today at 7:30am ! New kernel and new card ! And today there was no network traffic of any kind ! Still reboot at 7:30am ! There was minimal processing and traffic going on. But strangely, 2 mins before the reboot, all activity suddenly died. Here is 1 min snapshot from...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    Well .. no boot today. I was guessing that it may be more network related than cpu. I ran some cpu intensive tasks (backing up and bzipping entire mysql database) which takes almost 1 day on every Saturday. The server never crashed during/after the backup. But it always crashed 1 hour after...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    halz, hmm.. watchdog reboot .. thats interesting .. would investigate about it. sciencewhiz, unfortunately, no data/processing can occur before 6:30am (thats when the market opens in pacific time) FWIW, I opened the case, cleaned inside by canned air spray, cleaned motherboard, moved 512mb...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    the computer is in laundary room in one corner connected via ups .. so supposedly immune to brown outs will take out the cpu, memory, fan etc .. will put everything back again. and then hook up monitor before monday morning .. watch like a hawk at 7:25am ... see if any random messages...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    unfortunately, it doesnt happen every weekday ! just happens on a random weekday at 7:30am .. so may be some stress problem in some hardware etc. As my processing starts at 6:30am. Till 6:30am, the cpu is 99.99% idle. After that, sar reports 80% idle. I've changed the sar time resolution to...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    i've gone thru all the processes running starting from 7:25 right till the time of the crash. Everything looks normal ! No heavy I/O at that time. The normal load starts at 6:30am when the market opens. At 7:30am, its about 1 hour into processing, but nothing heavy. sar shows that cpu has been...
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    looked at cron log file. nothing in there. also, if cron is rebooting it, then it should be a _clean_ boot. When the system starts, it complains about file system not cleanly unmounted. so, its not a cron job.
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    Linux box reboots on random days but at fixed time

    Hi All, I've a linux box which has been running fine for last 2 yrs or so. Motherboard: ECS K7S5A CPU: AMD Athlon XP2000+ HSF: Zalman fin style and fan Memory: PC133 512mb SDRAM Since last 1 yr or so (I think after I upgraded to kernel 2.4.20), my system reboots every 6-14 days...
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    Maybe Hot For The Brave Un's..XP Pro Upgrade $8

    I think this post should probably be titled "Got Lucky ! Kids, dont try this at your store (unless you want to be thrown out of the store by the security and banned for life)"
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    Sony Subwoofer - SA-WM40 - $125 Free Shipping *DEAD - 11/27/02*

    Any pointers for poly filling the beast ? Any pictures etc ? I'm just too afraid to open a sub and do the tinkering. Even though I dont mind opening my PC almost every other day, rip apart the CPU and the PS and put it back. I bought mine > 1 back. Somewhere online it was on sale for $125. Went...
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    Any good computer stores near Parsippany/Denville/Morristown

    How about in New York ? Not too far from Newark side. I see some in PriceWatch. Dont know if they sell crap or some good stuff.
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    Any good computer stores near Parsippany/Denville/Morristown

    Shipping charges are too much for cases, $15+.
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    Any good computer stores near Parsippany/Denville/Morristown

    Hi, I'll be coming to NJ in xmas holidays and want to build a computer for my brother-in-law. I'll buy mobo+cpu+memory from Fry's here in bay area. I want to buy case from NJ and may be some misc cables. Any good/low price stores which sell computer parts in Parsippany/Denville/Morrsitown or...