machine freezes on compile

[spikeman]

Hello, i have a dedicated box hosted at iweb.com running ubuntu server 8.04 and every time i try to compile a (somewhat large) program the box freezes completely and i am left with no choice other than an APC reboot.Now, i have ordered a memtest and they reported the memory is fine.I've also left it frozen overnight in hope it would unlock but it just timed out my ssh session and the machine was still locked.

the deps i need for my program are:

automake autoconf zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libtool libstdc++5 libgd2-xpm libpcre3-devalso here's a list of all the installed packages on the system:


acpi install
acpid install
adduser install
apache2 install
apache2-mpm-prefork install
apache2-utils install
apache2.2-common install
apparmor install
apparmor-utils install
apt install
apt-utils install
aptitude install
aspell install
aspell-en install
at install
autoconf install
automake install
autotools-dev install
base-files install
base-passwd install
bash install
bash-completion install
bc install
belocs-locales-bin install
bind9-host install
binutils install
binutils-static install
bittornado install
bsdmainutils install
bsdutils install
build-essential install
busybox-initramfs install
bzip2 install
command-not-found install
command-not-found-data install
console-setup install
console-terminus install
console-tools install
coreutils install
cpio install
cpp install
cpp-4.2 install
cron install
dash install
dbconfig-common install
debconf install
debconf-i18n install
debianutils install
defoma install
dhcp3-client install
dhcp3-common install
dictionaries-common install
diff install
dmidecode install
dnsutils install
dosfstools install
dpkg install
dpkg-dev install
e2fslibs install
e2fsprogs install
ed install
eject install
ethtool install
fdutils install
file install
findutils install
fontconfig-config install
friendly-recovery install
ftp install
fuse-utils install
g++ install
g++-4.2 install
gcc install
gcc-3.3-base install
gcc-4.2 install
gcc-4.2-base install
gettext-base install
gimp-help-common install
gimp-help-en install
gnupg install
gpgv install
grep install
groff-base install
grub install
gzip install
hdparm install
hostname install
iamerican install
ibritish install
ifupdown install
info install
initramfs-tools install
initscripts install
inputattach install
installation-report install
iproute install
iptables install
iputils-arping install
iputils-ping install
iputils-tracepath install
ispell install
klibc-utils install
klogd install
language-pack-en install
language-pack-en-base install
language-pack-gnome-en install
language-pack-gnome-en-base install
language-support-en install
language-support-translations-en install
language-support-writing-en install
laptop-detect install
less install
libacl1 install
libapache2-mod-php5 install
libapr1 install
libaprutil1 install
libaspell15 install
libatm1 install
libattr1 install
libbind9-30 install
libblkid1 install
libbz2-1.0 install
libc6 install
libc6-dev install
libcap1 install
libck-connector0 install
libcomerr2 install
libconsole install
libcurl3-gnutls install
libcwidget3 install
libdb4.6 install
libdbd-mysql-perl install
libdbi-perl install
libdbus-1-3 install
libdevmapper1.02.1 install
libdns32 install
libdns35 install
libedit2 install
libelfg0 install
libexpat1 install
libfontconfig1 install
libfreetype6 install
libfribidi0 install
libfuse2 install
libgc1c2 install
libgcc1 install
libgcrypt11 install
libgd2-xpm install
libgdbm3 install
libgnutls13 install
libgomp1 install
libgpg-error0 install
libgpmg1 install
libhtml-parser-perl install
libhtml-tagset-perl install
libhtml-tree-perl install
libidn11 install
libisc32 install
libisc35 install
libisccc30 install
libisccfg30 install
libiw29 install
libjpeg62 install
libkeyutils1 install
libklibc install
libkrb53 install
libldap-2.4-2 install
liblocale-gettext-perl install
liblockfile1 install
liblwres30 install
liblzo2-2 install
libmagic1 install
libmysql++2c2a install
libmysqlclient15-dev install
libmysqlclient15off install
libncurses5 install
libncursesw5 install
libneon27 install
libnet-daemon-perl install
libnewt0.52 install
libntfs-3g23 install
libopencdk10 install
libpam-modules install
libpam-runtime install
libpam0g install
libparted1.7-1 install
libpcap0.8 install
libpcre3 install
libpcre3-dev install
libpcrecpp0 install
libphp-adodb install
libplrpc-perl install
libpng12-0 install
libpopt0 install
libpq5 install
libreadline5 install
librpc-xml-perl install
libsasl2-2 install
libsasl2-modules install
libselinux1 install
libsepol1 install
libsigc++-2.0-0c2a install
libslang2 install
libsqlite3-0 install
libss2 install
libssl-dev install
libssl0.9.8 install
libstdc++5 install
libstdc++6 install
libstdc++6-4.2-dev install
libsvn1 install
libsysfs2 install
libtasn1-3 install
libterm-readkey-perl install
libtext-charwidth-perl install
libtext-iconv-perl install
libtext-wrapi18n-perl install
libtimedate-perl install
libtool install
liburi-perl install
libusb-0.1-4 install
libuuid1 install
libvolume-id0 install
libwrap0 install
libwww-perl install
libx11-6 install
libx11-data install
libxau6 install
libxcb-xlib0 install
libxcb1 install
libxdmcp6 install
libxml-parser-perl install
libxml2 install
libxpm4 install
linux-generic install
linux-image-2.6.24-24-generic install
linux-image-generic install
linux-libc-dev install
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-24-generic install
linux-restricted-modules-common install
linux-restricted-modules-generic install
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-24-generic install
locales install
login install
logrotate install
lsb-base install
lsb-release install
lshw install
lsof install
ltrace install
lzma install
m4 install
mailx install
make install
makedev install
man-db install
manpages install
mawk install
memtest86+ install
mii-diag install
mime-support install
mktemp install
mlocate install
module-init-tools install
mount install
mtr-tiny install
myspell-en-gb install
myspell-en-us install
myspell-en-za install
mysql-client install
mysql-client-5.0 install
mysql-common install
mysql-server install
mysql-server-5.0 install
nano install
ncurses-base install
ncurses-bin install
net-tools install
netbase install
netcat install
netcat-traditional install
ntfs-3g install
ntpdate install
nvidia-kernel-common install
openoffice.org-help-en-gb install
openoffice.org-help-en-us install
openoffice.org-hyphenation install
openoffice.org-hyphenation-en-us install
openoffice.org-l10n-common install
openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb install
openoffice.org-l10n-en-za install
openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-au install
openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-us install
openssh-blacklist install
openssh-client install
openssh-server install
openssl install
openssl-blacklist install
parted install
passwd install
patch install
pciutils install
pcmciautils install
perl install
perl-base install
perl-modules install
php5 install
php5-common install
php5-mysql install
popularity-contest install
postfix install
ppp install
pppconfig install
pppoeconf install
procps install
proftpd deinstall
proftpd-common install
psmisc install
python install
python-apt install
python-central install
python-gdbm install
python-gnupginterface install
python-minimal install
python-support install
python2.5 install
python2.5-minimal install
readline-common install
reiserfsprogs install
rsync install
screen install
sed install
smartmontools install
ssl-cert install
startup-tasks install
strace install
subversion install
sudo install
sysklogd install
sysstat install
system-services install
sysv-rc install
sysvutils install
tar install
tasksel install
tasksel-data install
tcpd install
tcpdump install
telnet install
thunderbird-locale-en-gb install
time install
torrentflux install
ttf-dejavu install
ttf-dejavu-core install
ttf-dejavu-extra install
tzdata install
ubuntu-keyring install
ubuntu-minimal install
ubuntu-standard install
ucf install
udev install
ufw install
unzip install
update-inetd install
update-manager-core install
upstart install
upstart-compat-sysv install
upstart-logd install
usbutils install
util-linux install
util-linux-locales install
uuid-runtime install
vim install
vim-common install
vim-runtime install
vim-tiny install
w3m install
wamerican install
wbritish install
wget install
whiptail install
wireless-tools install
wpasupplicant install
x11-common install
xkb-data install
zip install
zlib1g install
zlib1g-dev install
any ideeas on what to try to stop this from happening?


Paul.

[macooper]

This is a bit of a stab in the dark, as you don't have much to go on. But the most likely thing to happen to cause these problems is that you are either running out of swap space or you are filling the /tmp partition. I'd bet on the swap space.

To get round this, assumijng you can't increase the size of your swap partition, you could add a swap file as follows :



dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/swapfile bs=1024 count=1048576

mkswap /var/swapfile

swapon /var/swapfile

vi /etc/fstab

/var/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0



This gives you an extra gig of swap space. You may have to adjust the file path depending on where you have space on your partions.

Good luck.

[spikeman]

i'll try adding swap although the box has 6 gb of ram wich i constantly monitored using top,but every ideea gets something done so i'll try this later today.

i've also cleaned all the junk packages using deborphan so i've got my fingers crossed.

btw,i can compile apache2 just fine but mine freezes so thats why i'm thinking libs here.

[macooper]

There is one other possibility that I can think of, do you have the ability to check the temperature of the box, especially the CPU when it freezes ? A few years ago, I had a box that worked fine 24/7, but used to panic when compiling GCC (which again is a large compile). I eventually tracked that down to the heatsink on the CPU not being properly seated, so under load, the CPU would overheat causing teh panic.

If this is the case, you should have details of the crash on the screen, so see if you can get a tech to watch the monitor and pass on details of anything displayed at the time of the freeze.

I agree that with 6GB RAM, swap is unlikely to be the issue

[spikeman]

looks like swap had nothing to do with it.

[spikeman]

i installed lm-sensors and it looks like temp is the issue
it hops over the 85 degree alarm in seconds so im guessing its hitting the 95 degree built in fail point after some time.

i can request a cpu change:

Celeron E Dual Core - Included /month
Celeron 2.4GHz - Included /month
Pentium 4 2.4GHz - $5.00 /month
Celeron E 1.6GHz Dual Core - $10.00 /month
Pentium E Dual Core - $10.00 /month
Core2 Duo 2.0 GHz - $15.00 /month
Pentium E 2.0GHz, Dual Core - $15.00 /month
Core2 Duo 2.4GHz (800MHz FSB) - $30.00 /month
Core2 Duo 3.16GHz - $45.00 /month
Core2 Duo 3.0GHz (1333MHz FSB) - $45.00 /month
Core2 Quad 2.4GHz - $70.00 /month
Core2 Quad 2.66GHz - $80.00 /month
Core2 Quad 2.83GHz - $80.00 /month
AMD PH-8750 T-Core 2400 - $20.00 /month
AMD PH-9850 Quad-Core - $35.00 /month

right now im using Core2 Duo 2.0 GHz - $15.00 /month

LE: for information purposes this is where it freezes:

it8718-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
in0: +1.30 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in1: +1.84 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in2: +3.34 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in3: +2.99 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in4: +3.10 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in5: +0.02 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in6: +0.10 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in7: +4.08 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V)
in8: +3.10 V
fan1: 2947 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
fan2: 1869 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
fan3: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
temp1: +47.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor
temp2: +118.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = thermal diode
temp3: -1.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = transistor
cpu0_vid: +0.000 V

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: N/A (crit = +85.0°C) ALARM

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: N/A (crit = +85.0°C) ALARM