[mythtv-users] Backend machine seems to crash every few days

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Damian,

Monday, October 3, 2016, 12:31:55 PM, you wrote:

> On 30/09/2016 16:24, Keith Pyle wrote:
>> On 09/30/16 07:00, Damian wrote:
>>> And if I need to go to the logs, how the hell do you guys get useful
>>> information out of them? I may as well be looking at the code from the
>>> Matrix for all of the sense they make to me!
>> I'll grant that reading some of the log files can be challenging. Even 
>> if you're not too familiar with them, a pattern recognition approach 
>> can be useful.
>>
>>  1. Look at a section of the logs covering a few hours when the system
>>     is behaving normally.  This will give you an idea of messages that
>>     your system routinely logs and that (probably) don't relate to the
>>     problem.
>>  2. Look at the log messages made at the time of the problem and for a
>>     few minutes previously.  Disregard messages that you saw
>>     frequently in step 1.  The remainder *may* be interesting and
>>     related to the problem.
>>  3. If you have multiple failures logged, see if the same messages
>>     appear at the time of each failure.
>>  4. Pay particular attention if you see messages at any time that use
>>     "fail", "not responding", "error", "fault", "out of memory",
>>     "oops", "panic", or similar worrisome phrases.
>>
>> Once you have some suspect messages, Google for hints on their meaning 
>> and/or ask.
>>
>> Keith
>>

> Thanks everyone,

> I have:

> - Plugged in a monitor, keyboard and mouse
> - Run memtest+ for about 6 hours
> - Removed and replaced the 3 hard drives and checked connections
> - Hoovered up the small amount of dust that was inside.
One remark for next time. Never use a vacuum to clean a computer as it
will create static electricity which can cause damage!
Anyway succes!

> - Got the machine running as normal again.
> - Got 'top' running in a terminal.
> - Installed 'htop' and 'iotop' and got them both running in terminals too.
> - Installed GSmartControl and am currently running an 'Extended 
> Self-test" all all 3 drives.

> If it hangs again, I'll post any logs that I can find to see if you guys
> can help track down the problem further.

> If I post any logs, is there iny information that I should either delete
> or 'search and replace' before I post?

> Thanks everyone,
> Damian
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