My kernel panics suck

[C. P. Ghost]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:18 PM, William D. Colburn (Schlake)
<schlake at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Yuck...! If you have an electrical insulation problem, and your desk
is metal, I'd _really_ urge you to replace your hardware completely,
or have it properly insulated by a professional electrician. An electric
shock could cause real pain() and panic(). ;-)

But seriously, if that's the only reason for the panics, it's a pretty
strong hint that you have an electrical problem: when ICs  are
underpowered, they tend to behave erratically.

> -- Schlake

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