My kernel panics suck

[William D. Colburn (Schlake)]

I got my new 8-stable system up, and now I just have recurrent disk
controller failures.  The machine can't stay more than about ten
minutes before it panics into a hung kernel, or simple reboots.
Unfortunately, I know the root cause of the panics.  If my computer is
sitting on the table, then the kernel doesn't panic.  If the computer
is sitting on the desk, then it panics like mad.  The table is wooden,
the desk is metal.  Of course, I'm also changing power too.  On the
table, I use a wall outlet, while on the desk I use my Smart UPS.
Unfortunately, you can't really help me with this.  I'm just writing
in out of the hope that I'll get some sympathy for this problem.


-- Schlake