[ubuntu-in] system has become unstable

[Mehul Ved]

On 8/5/08, Rohit V Bhute <rvbhute at gmail.com> wrote:
>  RAM at least, is not to blame. Software is up-to-date.
>
>  In between the two bunches of events, for a stretch, system worked well
>  for 3 - 3.5 hours. I have no idea where to start looking.
>
>  Any pointers will be appreciated.

Have you run memtest on the RAM?
My next suspect would be the hard disk? You can run smart and see what
it returns. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983