On 4/9/2008 10:23 PM PT, Klang typed:

> Have a box with P4, 1G RAM, 60 Gig HDD dual booting Linux Mint and Debian
> Etch 4.0 with GRUB.
>
> Have had a major crash.
>
> Computer worked fine in the morning but later in the day I powered up and
> got the GRUB screen showing Mint and Etch selection menu as per normal.
>
> Tried to boot into Etch, which I use normally and after some scrolling text
> in a console the system froze with a kernel panic indication.
>
> I did a soft reboot using the computer reset button into Mint and got the
> same frozen kernel panic warning.
>
> Inserted a Knoppix Live Distro Disc into the DVD tray and tried a reboot.
> The computer recognised the live distro and then froze with the same kernel
> panic message whilst trying to boot.
>
> Any thoughts please ...maybe HDD or motherboard ...thanks in advance.

Check your RAM. I had the same exact problem a month ago on my old box.
I fiddled with my two RAM pieces. One went bad. I RMA'ed it and waiting
to get it returned.
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