[clug] linux Digest, Vol 118, Issue 1

Mon Oct 1 17:10:02 MDT 2012

Thank you for replying..
I'm using a Compaq Presario CQ40
I think I might try opening it up and blowing it out. When I tried to do it before I couldn't get to the fan. 
The keys are still working fine, I can open files still.
How do I do the memory test if the USB ports and CD drive aren't working?

Thanks
Karen

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>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:35:04 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Karen Yahoo <kazzaajamm at yahoo.com.au>
>To: "linux at lists.samba.org" <linux at lists.samba.org>
>Subject: [clug] Linux help needed please
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>Hi all,
>?
>A very kind friend of mine in NZ installed?Ubuntu 
>Linux?on my laptop about 12mths ago when Windows died and he convinced me how 
>awesome Linux?was to use.
>I have had no problems until just recently. The 
>laptop keeps rebooting when I try to shut it down and the?wireless,usb ports, 
>memory card slot?and cd/dvd drives have all stopped working.
>I have had some 
>problems with the fan being quite noisy and the laptop running?a bit warm. Could 
>these be linked to the problems?
>If I could I would take it back to my friend for 
>help but he's in NZ, so he gave me?a link to your user group in hope that 
>someone can offer some advice or mybe have a look at the laptop.
>I am happy to pay?someone who has time to work on 
>the laptop.
>I would rather give it to someone here that 
>actually knows what they're doing and if studying will need the money more than 
>take it to a repair shop.
>?
>Thank you
>Karen
>?
>P.S I sent Paul a direct email and he suggested 
>posting my questions in the mailing list.
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:04:03 +1000
>From: Paul Wayper <paulway at mabula.net>
>To: linux at lists.samba.org
>Subject: Re: [clug] Linux help needed please
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>On 09/30/2012 08:35 PM, Karen Yahoo wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> A very kind friend of mine in NZ installed Ubuntu Linux on my laptop
>> about 12mths ago when Windows died and he convinced me how awesome Linux
>> was to use. I have had no problems until just recently. The laptop keeps
>> rebooting when I try to shut it down and the wireless,usb ports, memory
>> card slot and cd/dvd drives have all stopped working. I have had some 
>> problems with the fan being quite noisy and the laptop running a bit
>> warm. Could these be linked to the problems?
>
>Hi Karen,
>
>My initial thought is that it might be a hardware failure - something on the
>motherboard may have gone bad and just lost connection with a whole range of
>onboard parts.  Package upgrades in Linux don't normally cause anything like
>that (not in my eight years of using it, certainly).  What is the make and
>model of the computer?
>
>In my experience if the laptop is overheating it can manifest in the entire
>machine locking up - it no longer responds to key presses, the same image is
>displayed, and the only way to un-wedge it is to hold the power button in.
>You're not getting anything like that?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Paul
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 21:58:04 +1000
>From: "Alastair D'Silva" <alastair at d-silva.org>
>To: <paulway at mabula.net>, <linux at lists.samba.org>
>Subject: Re: [clug] Linux help needed please
>Message-ID: <006301cd9fcc$0445a3f0$0cd0ebd0$@d-silva.org>
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>> On 09/30/2012 08:35 PM, Karen Yahoo wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > A very kind friend of mine in NZ installed Ubuntu Linux on my laptop
>> > about 12mths ago when Windows died and he convinced me how
>> awesome
>> > Linux was to use. I have had no problems until just recently. The
>> > laptop keeps rebooting when I try to shut it down and the wireless,usb
>> > ports, memory card slot and cd/dvd drives have all stopped working. I
>> > have had some problems with the fan being quite noisy and the laptop
>> > running a bit warm. Could these be linked to the problems?
>> 
>> Hi Karen,
>> 
>> My initial thought is that it might be a hardware failure - something on
>the
>> motherboard may have gone bad and just lost connection with a whole
>> range of onboard parts.  Package upgrades in Linux don't normally cause
>> anything like that (not in my eight years of using it, certainly).  What
>is the
>> make and model of the computer?
>> 
>> In my experience if the laptop is overheating it can manifest in the
>entire
>> machine locking up - it no longer responds to key presses, the same image
>is
>> displayed, and the only way to un-wedge it is to hold the power button in.
>> You're not getting anything like that?
>
>If you suspect hardware problems, there is a good chance they will show
>themselves as memory errors (or they may in fact be memory errors).
>
>My first port of call would be to burn to a CD (or write a USB key) with
>Memtest86+:
>http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
>
>This will take the OS out of the equation.
>
>-- 
>Alastair D'Silva           mob: 0423 762 819
>twitter: evildeece   msn: alastair at d-silva.org
>blog: http://alastair.d-silva.org
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