I was browsing videos, and my computer randomly froze. I couldn't turn it off by Terminal, or the log off screen, it was frozen. The only way I could turn it off was by pressing the reboot button. It reeboted, but now my monitor won't turn on, nor will it load normal (no sounds or anything). It just sits there. I tried using a boot disk, but still same thing. I tried another hard drive, and still, the same thing.
Is there something wrong with Linux? Or did I get a virus (even if there is a virus)?
Theres probably a cause and cure, but I don't know.
in this order.. we had a go on irc earlier, but I was working too so not about much.
Reset cmos.. remove battery or use reset jumper.
Unplug stuff.. usb devices, ide cables, ram, any pci cards, ending up with cpu. Keep trying to boot at each step.. As soon as you get some beeping you can start putting stuff back in.
As it froze completely while running (virtually unknown with linux) I suspect there has been a pretty major hardware failure, or something has gone madly wrong with the psu or bios.
You let on that it had been overclocked.. The lockup caused by cpu overheating and failing. It may be dead now.
BTW.. it's almost impossible to diagnose these hardware faults at a distance without a lot more info.. mobo make and exact model, cpu, graphics card etc.. even with that it's like shooting ducks in the dark. It's a feel thing. almost a zen process.
BIOS: Phoenix Bios- D686
Video Card: Voodoo5 Series
HDD: 80gig. Couldn't pull out without taking out the motherboard. I'll make another attempt later.
Power Supply: American Media Systems, Model- Ap68 I think...
CMOC Battery (I took this out and left it out all night): Says Panasonic on it if thats any help
Processor: Pentium II
RAM: 2 Sticks
(1) Kingston ValueRam KUR-PC 133/356
(2) 128MBb- C1002 No company info, sorry
2 Drives:
(1) AFREEY DVD-ROM DD-401CE
(2)SAMSUNG CD-RW SW-40Y
Any more info?
I couldn't find the information for the motherboard, if theres a way I can find out, let me know.
I'll strip the hardware later tonight, and see what happens.
Ok, I stripped it, and still nothing. I'm lost, and don't know what to do. However, my dad said "Why don't we just build a computer". So I might just build one, sorry for wasting everyones time, haha.
If you're building a system with Linux in mind, research major components for support first, especially motherboard (onboard sound and network can sometimes be flaky or unsupported) and video.
Probably best to shoot for the bottom end of the market, but not necessarily in terms of being cheap, rather look for old which just happens to be cheap. Older obsolete hardware tends to be better supported, and still perform excellently under Linux.
Just do yourself a favor and get good a decent amount of quality RAM and a quality power supply though, regardless of how poor everything else is. That will prevent a lot of future issues that "cheap" computers tend to run into.
