[ale] OT: media box

[DJ-Pfulio]

After the crash, boot off alternate media and check the log files. They won't be
overwritten.

There might be a core file in /var/ ... somewhere.  use "file" to determine
which process caused the file.  If the kernel isn't creating a core file, change
that setting .... it has been years since I needed that and it is highly
distro/kernel specific.  With systemd, it has probably changed yet again.  With
the core file and the kernel source, you can get a stack trace using gdb.  The
deepest point in the stack is likely what failed. ;)

On 11/29/2015 01:57 PM, Ed Cashin wrote:
> The nicest way to catch kernel panic info is the net console feature, but
> if your network card isn't supported, another nice way is to run kermit in
> screen on a second system connected by a serial cable, configuring the
> target system's kernel to use the serial port as a console.
> 
> If you don't have a serial port, not even the pins on the motherboard,
> then... Maybe someone else will have ideas.
> On Nov 29, 2015 10:26 AM, "Jim Lynch" <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
> 
>> I built a new system using a microatx board and a 2.5" SSD drive.  I
>> haven't deployed it yet because it keeps crashing.  It takes a few days,
>> maybe a week to die.  I can't see anything in the logs but that's not
>> unusual.  Does anyone have any pointers as how to trap the problem?  I'm
>> guessing it's a kernel crash.  It's running stock Debian 8, 64 bit, kernel
>> 2.6.32.
>>
>> CPU is a 4 core, Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU  J1900  @ 1.99GHz with 4 Gb
>> memory.  I'm running memtest now.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim.
>>
>> On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Preston wrote:
>>
>>> It's hard to beat Kodi on a Raspberry Pi II. May not be exactly what
>>> you're looking for, but look on YouTube for some vids. I'm close to
>>> replacing my Patriot Box Office with one for my movie room.
>>>
>>> Preston
>>>
>>> On 11/25/2015 8:24 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have discuss did in he past but lets go one more time. What would you
>>>> get for media box at home? I had different dedicated media players and
>>>> now I have windows PC which is no longer capable with running my kids
>>>> games :) While the E8400 CPU is capable of running 1080p content and the
>>>> box itself is relatively low noise for a desktop, still the box is huge
>>>> and power consumption is also factor.
>>>>
>>>> So I'm thinking of going green of sort.
>>>>
>>>> I have one multimedia android 4.0.4 box which has Ethernet and WiFi.
>>>> WiFi sucks big time and cannot hold connection. Also some apps works
>>>> fine some does not when playing multimedia content.
>>>>
>>>> Idea is to get one of very small factor PC. I was looking at Zotac mini
>>>> PC forms.
>>>>
>>>> Which one would you pick. Brand, form factor, CPU/GPU, even running OS ?
>>>>