Do we have any linux fans?

[Whitehorse]

Just as of a few minutes ago, my browser no longer opens. It crashes before it opens now. So I'm using my second favorite, but anyone know what this means? I'm not sure if it will help, but...

 [New Thread 1024 (LWP 949)]

0x40d711d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0  0x40d711d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x40de0f2c in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x4053e5a8 in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3

#3  0x40ef90fe in pthread_sighandler (signo=6, ctx=

      {gs = 0, __gsh = 0, fs = 0, __fsh = 0, es = 43, __esh = 0, ds = 43, __dsh = 0, edi = 0, esi = 0, ebp = 3221215144, esp = 3221215116, ebx = 1094, edx = 1088294700, ecx = 6, eax = 0, trapno = 0, err = 0, eip = 1087266065, cs = 35, __csh = 0, eflags = 515, esp_at_signal = 3221215116, ss = 43, __ssh = 0, fpstate = 0xbfffd510, oldmask = 2147483648, cr2 = 0}) at signals.c:97

#4  0x40ce5b68 in killpg () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5  0x40ce7143 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6

If anyone can clarify this mystery...thanks.  

Hm. Gets even better than that-I can no longer access my home files.

[New Thread 1024 (LWP 949)]

0x40d711d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0  0x40d711d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x40de0f2c in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x4053e5a8 in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3

#3  0x40ef90fe in pthread_sighandler (signo=6, ctx=

      {gs = 0, __gsh = 0, fs = 0, __fsh = 0, es = 43, __esh = 0, ds = 43, __dsh = 0, edi = 0, esi = 0, ebp = 3221215144, esp = 3221215116, ebx = 1094, edx = 1088294700, ecx = 6, eax = 0, trapno = 0, err = 0, eip = 1087266065, cs = 35, __csh = 0, eflags = 515, esp_at_signal = 3221215116, ss = 43, __ssh = 0, fpstate = 0xbfffd510, oldmask = 2147483648, cr2 = 0}) at signals.c:97

#4  0x40ce5b68 in killpg () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5  0x40ce7143 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6

[nChrist]

Oklahoma Howdy to Whitehorse,

Just as of a few minutes ago, my browser no longer opens. It crashes before it opens now. So I'm using my second favorite, but anyone know what this means? I'm not sure if it will help, but...

Are you using Linux as an operating system on your home computer? If I remember correctly, Saved_4ever is a Linux Guru. Let me just give you one guess and see if it helps. You should have some sort of utility to clean and delete all your cookies, interest history, and temporary Internet files. Try that, turn your machine completely off, wait at least two minutes, and turn it back on. This is just a wild guess until someone who really knows about Linux can help you.

In Christ,
Tom

[sincereheart]

And maybe someone knows how to reach 'linuxgeek'....  

[Symphony]

mmm, that's a good point, sincereheart.

Last one I know of here to keep in regular touch with linuxgeek was Psalm119.  He had a going website then.


bep's recommendation sounds good to me.  Maybe your browser is "overloaded", and clearing it like he suggests might help?

[Whitehorse]

I can't even get it to open anymore   And it's my favorite because it's faster than the others.

But I did get cookies cleared out, and I found the history now, so that's clean, but I still have to find the temp files.

My home directory crashes, too.

[nChrist]

I can't even get it to open anymore   And it's my favorite because it's faster than the others.

But I did get cookies cleared out, and I found the history now, so that's clean, but I still have to find the temp files.

My home directory crashes, too.

Oklahoma Howdy to Whitehorse,

If it crashes only while you are online the Internet, I would say it has something to do with an Internet temporary file somehow messing up the works. If it also crashes offline, there may be a virus or trojan loose on your system. If you don't have a good virus scanner, I'm almost certain that McAfee does a free online scan. If you try that, it might take longer than an hour, depending on how many files you have on your computer. McAffee also had a link for a pretty good freeware virus scanner you can download. If not, let me know and I'll try to find something for you.

In Christ,
Tom

[Whitehorse]

Tom,

Thank you so much. You are a true blessing.

[nChrist]

Tom,

Thank you so much. You are a true blessing.

Oklahoma Howdy to Whitehorse,

You are most welcome. By the way, I looked at my fire-wall records, and it does not appear that Christians Unite suffered a denial of service attack. DOS is where a group of folks get together and each program their machine to make multiple requests on a server, hoping they can keep it busy enough to deny service to regular users. Denial of service attacks take away the speed and sometimes some of the services of the server, but they do not infect users computers with anything.

I'm still doing some checking to see what I can find out. I'll post it for everyone if I find anything at all.

In Christ,
Tom

[Whitehorse]

Awesome! Thank you!

[Symphony]

I'm still  trying to see if I can figure out how to get in touch with Linuxgeek, a former regular here...

[goinhome]

Hi Symphony my ole' friend

I have sent Linuxgeek a message today about this-- haven't heard from him yet... but he would be the man to know exactly how to fix it, that is for sure!!

[Symphony]

Thank you, goinhome, my ole' friend!


   

[Whitehorse]

Wow! Thanks, guys!  

[Tabre]

I know what that means. It means format your hard drive and reinstall Linux. What distro are you usin' bro?

[Whitehorse]

Hi, Tabre. Welcome to CU!
I'm using Mandrake 8.0   (Please nobody laugh...)