[Novalug] need help: server freezing / locking up

[greg pryzby]

in /etc/grub.conf
add
     noacpi
to the end of the kernel line for each kernel.

I have issues and turns out it is  ACPI related.

It might help....

On 10/22/2009 07:44 PM, Richard Ertel wrote:
> *sigh*
>
> ok, so my fileserver is locking up. seems to always happen, anywhere
> from 1 minute to 4 hours after booting.  if i disconnect all four SATA
> hard drives (all for storage) and just have the boot drive (PATA)
> connected, it seems to stay up indefinitely.
>
> i've ran the SATA drives that i thought were problematic through
> Seagate's SeaTools, and they passed all tests.
>
> i've looked through /var/log/messages for entries when the lockup
> occurred, but nothing looks odd (to me, what do i know?)
>
> can anyone tell me where to start troubleshooting to get to the bottom of this?
>
> Ubuntu Server 8.04.3, all updates as of this morning.
>
> thanks!



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