Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: jkn Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,uk.d-i-y Subject: Re: Anyone else seen this. Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 10:40:00 +0100 Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <1128k1p$3fgrb$1@dont-email.me> <5oo9EBFQWXSqFw2g@bancom.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net /iHN7iNpH/4R1/pigy2IcgIrzzS9ndeSh2zZhTcOIObaCC06UR Cancel-Lock: sha1:/Ts9hYm4IXaxNm96EIWWCiGBnP8= sha256:dZo/MR9mexRVqPIGCz3hUejYUp/KhSkswxY8HBlQAS0= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:88669 uk.d-i-y:1241287 On 05/07/2026 09:18, alan_m wrote: > On 04/07/2026 22:05, tony sayer wrote: >> In article , alan_m >> scribeth thus >>> 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. >>> >> >> And.. change the mostly useless power supply Capacitors!.. > > in the past 20(ish) years I've changed dodgy electrolytic capacitors in > two set top boxes, one Samsung TV and a Netgear router. > > I've done plenty as well - two Topfield PVRs, at least one PC Motherboard, and quite a few Power Supply Adapters for starters. But I do not think the Draytek has a problem here.