Random reboot...? Azureus the culprit?

**Quaenorde** · 08-10-2005

My compy has started to randomly reboot. I'm using the free download Suse i386, and I'm fairly new at this Linux stuff, so bear with my ignorance.

It used to freeze with inactivity, so I took off the powersaving stuff in both the BIOS and kpowersave.

I don't think it's an over heating problem, since it tends to reboot at moments of inactivity, not counting running processes like my bittorrent downloader, Azureus and Opera, and I've got a really nice ventilation setup. <3

I suspect it's something to do with power saving, but to my knowledge, I've turned it all off. But, I could be completely on the wrong track.

I'm looking at the system log now in an attempt to figure out what triggered these reboots, since I just experienced another reboot for the second time today..and..I was wondering if I could get a little help deciphering it.

This is some of the log before the 'restart' command which I did not initiate. I'm not sure what part I should post here...

Aug 10 14:27:05 linux kernel: SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:7f:ff:fa:00:30:bd:ff:eb:7c:08:00 SRC=888.888.8.8 DST=239.255.255.250 LEN=367 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=42778 PROTO=UDP SPT=52422 DPT=1900 LEN=347
Aug 10 14:27:05 linux kernel: SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:7f:ff:fa:00:30:bd:ff:eb:7c:08:00 SRC=888.888.8.8 DST=239.255.255.250 LEN=365 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=42779 PROTO=UDP SPT=52423 DPT=1900 LEN=345
Aug 10 14:29:20 linux syslogd 1.4.1: restart.

Again, bear with me. I'm not too computer bright.

**smolloy** · 08-10-2005

Does the machine dual-boot with windows (or any other OS)?? If so, does this happen with windows (or the other OS) as well?? You might be having hardware problems, but the answer to this question would tell us.

**IsaacKuo** · 08-10-2005

My experience with random reboots has been usually due to excessive power consumption and/or a flakey PSU. These random reboots could occur at any time--usually during periods of relative inactivity simply because I tend to leave my computers on.

I've found that overheating tends to cause the computer to hang, but not actually reboot. Usually.

Its been a long time since I've suffered any random reboots. It stopped when I instituted a policy of only one hard drive per computer.

**anomie** · 08-10-2005

Take your pc off the network for awhile and see if the reboots still occur.

Your kernel messages you've posted are puzzling. You are getting a ton of requests from an IP on a private network which SuSEfirewall2 is dropping.

So if you take it off the network and it still reboots itself, I would say flaky hardware may be to blame. If you take it off the network and it stops rebooting itself, well... we can take it from there.

**Quaenorde** · 08-10-2005

My main harddrive is partitioned, with Windows files, but it's not a dual system. Does the number of harddrives really cause problems? I've only got two, one and a half being windows...

I'm on a LAN for access, so that may be what the kernel messages are about.

I've actually got my computer running through a step-down transformer, since it's all US hardware in London..could that have anything to do with excessive power consumption?

I'll take it off the network now, (Just unplugging it'll do the trick, right?) and letcha know in a day or two if it doesn't reboot.

Thanks for the support, all! <3 <3

**LondoJowo** · 08-10-2005

Originally Posted by Quaenorde

I've actually got my computer running through a step-down transformer, since it's all US hardware in London..could that have anything to do with excessive power consumption?

What's the power rating of the transformer and what all is powered off of it?

**Quaenorde** · 08-11-2005

Okay, the compy ran fine with the network cable unplugged until I left it over night- I wandered off at about 1 am, and the system log shows it was all good until about 4..

Here's what it was doin' pre-four in the morning..

Aug 11 02:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[12719]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Aug 11 03:09:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 03:29:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 03:49:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 03:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[13394]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Aug 11 04:09:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 04:14:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[13548]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.daily)

Then this abnormality popped up...
[list]Aug 11 04:15:36 linux kdm[5760]: Unknown session exit code 0 (sig 1) from manager process
Aug 11 04:15:37 linux kdm[5760]: Rescanning all config files[list]

Then it resumed the cron.hourly bit...
[list]Aug 11 04:29:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 04:49:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 04:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[13769]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Aug 11 05:09:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 05:29:21 linux -- MARK --[list]

Until I woke nudged the trackball this afternoon.

Aug 11 11:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[14291]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Aug 11 12:09:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 12:29:21 linux -- MARK --
Aug 11 12:31:23 linux init: Switching to runlevel: 6
Aug 11 12:31:30 linux kernel: bootsplash: status on console 0 changed to on
Aug 11 12:31:30 linux sshd[5035]: Received signal 15; terminating.
Aug 11 12:31:32 linux nmbd[4263]: [2005/08/11 12:31:32, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:terminate(54)
Aug 11 12:31:32 linux nmbd[4263]: Got SIGTERM: going down...
Aug 11 12:31:32 linux SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules unloaded.
Aug 11 12:31:32 linux kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped.
Aug 11 12:31:32 linux kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating.
Aug 11 12:31:33 linux exiting on signal 15
Aug 11 12:33:11 linux syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Aug 11 12:33:12 linux SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
Aug 11 12:33:14 linux sshd[4487]: Server listening on :: port 22.
Aug 11 12:33:14 linux rcpowersaved: CPU frequency scaling is not supported by your processor.
Aug 11 12:33:14 linux rcpowersaved: enter 'POWERSAVE_CPUFREQD_MODULE=off' in /etc/sysconfig/powersave/common to avoid this warning.
Aug 11 12:33:14 linux [powersaved][4559]: WARNING in Function ACPI_Interface; line 26: could not set battery alarm, you may need to force polling mode.
Aug 11 12:33:14 linux [powersaved][4559]: resmgr: server response code 200
Aug 11 12:33:15 linux [powersave_proxy][4575]: WARNING: hdparm returned error 5
Aug 11 12:33:15 linux [powersave_proxy][4575]: WARNING: hdparm returned error 5
Aug 11 12:33:16 linux kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Aug 11 12:33:16 linux kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.4-52-default
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: Loaded 23439 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.4-52-default.
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.4.
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c03545c0(lo)
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ip_conntrack version 2.1 (8191 buckets, 65528 max) - 296 bytes per conntrack
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c1bdd000(sit0)
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: agpgart: Detected NVIDIA nForce2 chipset
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 941M
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xd8000000
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usbfs
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver hub
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd: 2004 Feb 02 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI)
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd: block sizes: ed 64 td 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: OHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: irq 11, pci mem f9b98000
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb1: Product: OHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.4-52-default ohci_hcd
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:02.0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: 3 ports detected
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: OHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.1 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: irq 7, pci mem f9b9d000
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb2: Product: OHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.4-52-default ohci_hcd
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:02.1
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: 3 ports detected
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: EHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.2 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: irq 5, pci mem f9c0d000
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: cache line size of 64 is not supported by device 0000:00:02.2
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 2003-Dec-29
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb3: Product: EHCI Host Controller
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.4-52-default ehci_hcd
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:02.2
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.25.
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hub 3-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.0 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:80a7 bound to 0000:00:04.0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ieee1394: Initialized config rom entry `ip1394'
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci1394: $Rev: 1193 $ Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0d.0 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[11] MMIO=[e0084000-e00847ff] Max Packet=[2048]
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: 0000:02:01.0: 3Com PCI 3c920 Tornado at 0xc000. Vers LK1.1.19
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001:ff0d:f78c LEN=72 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=1 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001:ff0d:f78c LEN=64 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=ICMPv6 TYPE=135 CODE=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0226:54ff:fe0d:f78c DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0002 LEN=56 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=ICMPv6 TYPE=133 CODE=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0226:54ff:fe0d:f78c DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001:ff0d:f78c LEN=72 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=1 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0226:54ff:fe0d:f78c DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0002 LEN=56 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=ICMPv6 TYPE=133 CODE=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: SFW2-OUT-IPv6_PROHIB IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0226:54ff:fe0d:f78c DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0002 LEN=56 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=ICMPv6 TYPE=133 CODE=0
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: eth1: no IPv6 routers present
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.0 to 64
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports C1)
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: powernow-k8: AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Opteron processor required
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: powernow: PowerNOW! Technology present. Can scale: nothing.
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 49543 usecs
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: intel8x0: clocking to 47403
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Aug 11 12:33:17 linux kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Aug 11 12:33:18 linux /usr/sbin/cron[5033]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: Non-volatile memory driver v1.2
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: hdc: ATAPI 40X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: st: Version 20040318, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux /etc/hotplug/block.agent[5062]: grep: /sys/class/scsi_host/ide1/proc_name: No such file or directory
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux /etc/hotplug/block.agent[5062]: grep: /sys/class/scsi_host/ide1/proc_name: No such file or directory
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux /etc/hotplug/block.agent[5062]: new block device /block/hdc
Aug 11 12:33:19 linux kernel: BIOS EDD facility v0.13 2004-Mar-09, 3 devices found
Aug 11 12:33:21 linux SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
Aug 11 12:33:22 linux kernel: mtrr: 0xd0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xd0000000,0x1000000
Aug 11 12:42:02 linux kdm: :0[5357]: pam_unix2: session started for user root, service xdm
Aug 11 12:42:35 linux modify_resolvconf: Service dhcpcd modified /etc/resolv.conf. See info block in this file

One odd thing about this boot is that it failed to load the log-in screen and whatnot, and just gave me a terminal directly from the boot-up info.

Looking at this..I think there may be a lot of problems with my poor computer...
But on the powersaving error it gives me, kpowersave does not load on startup, so I don't think it's even running. I could be wrong.

Any hints?

**Quaenorde** · 08-11-2005

Originally Posted by LondoJowo

What's the power rating of the transformer and what all is powered off of it?

Stepping down to 110v output from 240v input. I changed that out yesterday when I mentioned it, to narrow down the problems. The tower and the monitor are both running off 240v.

I'm hesitant to say it's a problem with the power, because my computer was running fine for more than a year before now. Which is why I'm perplexed.

**Quaenorde** · 08-11-2005

And it just shut down again- during activity whilst I was browsing the forums here. I hate to be posting constantly, but I kinda want this fixed. <3

Aug 11 12:42:50 linux SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
Aug 11 12:42:54 linux kernel: eth1: Setting full-duplex based on MII #2 link partner capability of 01e1.
Aug 11 12:43:23 linux nmbd[4197]: [2005/08/11 12:43:23, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:reload_interfaces(263)
Aug 11 12:43:23 linux nmbd[4197]: reload_interfaces: No subnets to listen to. Shutting down...
Aug 11 12:57:51 linux kernel: SFW2-INext-ACC-HiTCP IN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:26:54:0d:f7:8c:00:30:bd:ff:eb:7c:08:00 SRC=195.38.2.153 DST=192.168.2.5 LEN=752 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=35932 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=18257 DPT=1074 WINDOW=31010 RES=0x28 ECE PSH SYN URGP=19024 OPT (5381080A00404EDB00176CF
Aug 11 12:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[6679]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Aug 11 13:07:12 linux syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Aug 11 13:07:14 linux SuSEfirewall2: Another SuSEfirewall2 with PID 3934 found, waiting ...
Aug 11 13:07:15 linux SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2

**Quaenorde** · 08-13-2005

Three freezes and one random reboot today, and YAST won't load up the system log for me anymore..though I think that may have to do with it being spammed by whatever IP error it was getting before, making the file oversized.

The freezes occured whilst running Konqueror, Azureus, and an .avi file in XINE reading from a DVD drive. Am I overloading? It managed multi-tasking well enough a few months ago.

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