Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: alan_m Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,uk.d-i-y Subject: Re: Anyone else seen this. Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 11:23:10 +0100 Organization: At Home Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <1128k1p$3fgrb$1@dont-email.me> Reply-To: news@admac.myzen.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net LkZUy0o2+/v0wKgnrIeCNgvyry7JYs2LsXXIm0aWVmAMwyIUca Cancel-Lock: sha1:eXN+kgjRKSzfUV9QzUztO5BrTR4= sha256:xeskq8/dYryTKTYyLzhV5lfJcNG1Rq1xD/RGZXrmeEM= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <1128k1p$3fgrb$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:88635 uk.d-i-y:1241244 On 03/07/2026 16:21, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > Recently my router (Draytek 2726) has been spontaneously rebooting. > > Examination of the logs show a kernel panic caused by 'attempt to > execute an illegal instruction'. > > My assumption, possibly erroneous, is that the actual firmware code is > corrupted > The router is rated only to +45°C but that is the recommended limit for > flash memory, and the room temperature has been up towards 40°C. which > doesn't leave a great deal of margin for router internal heat production. > My query is whether anyone else has seen issues with flash memory in the > recent hear wave. > > Surely phones get hotter than this? > > Genuinely interested in other's experiences. > Not router or flash memory but I had experience of set top boxes overheating and becoming unreliable usually because the feet they fit to the boxes only allows a few millimetres of air to circulate under the box. I've often fitted taller feet and/or put the boxes on a a couple of pieces of 2"x1" timber to increase the air flow beneath the box. Also I don't stack one box on top of another that may be generating heat nor operate the boxes in an enclosed cabinet. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk