Published by Ryan at September 14, 2007
in Random.
Alright, this is a first random problem I’ve received in a long time. I’m working on an IBM T41 notebook. The initial problem is that it will blue screen and also go to a blank screen at random intervals. It is extremely random in that I cannot seem to re-create it without having it run overnight, come back, do a few things and then it will happen; although, like I said, it happens very seldom and very randomly.
I had a eureka moment yesterday when I turned the unit on, had it boot up, lifted it up, and it froze. I soon realized I could re-create the problem by lifting the laptop up and making it freeze each and every time I tried.
This leads me to believe something may be loose inside.
I’m in the process of breaking it down. I’ll be taking it apart entirely today and just looking inside. I’ll re-seat the processor, I’ll change the processor, and I’ll do all that troubleshooting and soon hopefully figure out what is causing it.
But, in the case that you experience something like this, try lifting it up while it is running; if it freezes upon doing so, then you may be experiencing the same problem as I am.
Published by Ryan at September 14, 2007
in Random.
I acquired a Linksys WRT54GL a while ago. I never got around to utilizing it to its fullest potential. That meaning flashing its firmware to something 3rd party like DD-WRT.
I have heard great things about DD-WRT. Such things like how stable it is, the features it provides and the capability that comes with going with a 3rd party firmware. My router started acting funny, it started crashing to the point where I could not get online and I’d have to reset the router. I realized that this is a very consistent problem with Linksys routers. I went ahead and downloaded the DD-WRT firmware from their website, www.dd-wrt.com, followed the directions in their wiki, and got to flashing the firmware.
It’s been about one week with NO crashes to report. It has been very stable.
I look forward to many more months of stability. If you have an older WRT54G or the newer WRT54GL, I highly suggest you look into upgrading the firmware to a 3rd party such as DD-WRT. I have to warn you though, if you’re not 100% sure on what you’re doing or aren’t even a little savvy, you may want to ask someone to help you.