Re: windows=stable, linux=5 reboots/50 min

[Alan Cox]

On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 06:57, Kaleb Pederson wrote:
> I don't get any messages is /var/log/... nor do I get an oops.  I have tried
> this under 2.4.19, 2.4.20, and 2.4.21-pre2 (all compiled with gcc-2.95.3)
> and I get the same behavior.  I have noticed no similarities between the
> crashes.  At this point, I have no idea how to isolate it other than to
> start removing every single unnecessary kernel module/option from my .config
> and recompiling.  Any suggestions?  Want to see a grep of my .config?

Start with the easy bits. Check the CPU fans, run memtest86, reseat all the cards
In some situations Linux will stress the hardware differently to windows - 
especially the RAM. Also if your windows test wasnt SMP its not going to have
tested much.