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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3; Linux 2.4.20-27.8; 
X11; i686; , en_US, en) 
 
Description of problem: 
CPU: Toshiba saltellite 1903 laptop, phoenix bios. 
Linux: 8.0 
 
Goto my home dir, /home/lpimmes 
dev is a large directory within home. 
Now, zip this directory, as in: 
 
zip -r dev.zip dev 
 
Output appears on console, as expected. THEN, after 3-4 min. or so, 
immediate power off of computer. 
 
Now, try tracing: 
zip -r dev.zip dev > powerOff.txt 
Normal termination of zip program. 
 
Examine output, check to check: 
kwrite powerOff.txt 
Editor comes up normally, and I can scroll to bottom of file. 
 
But, now try less 
less powerOff.txt 
Output appears, press space bar a few times. Ok, no problem. 
But, hold down space bar and continue holding... 
after 1-2 min. Immediate powerdown of cpu. 
 
Other large directories will zip without power-off, but  
when very large directories are zipped (with console output) then 
I get immediate power-off. 
 
 
 
 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
kernel-2.4.20-27.8  
 
How reproducible: 
Many times on certain directories and certain conditions. 
 
Steps to Reproduce: 
1. See above. 
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Actual Results:  Immediate powerdown occurs in most cases, after 
repeating, the above. 
 
Expected Results:  Of course, the computer should not power off, 
just terminate whatever program I am running. If an error message is 
appropriate, it should give me one. 
 
Additional info: 
 
Other directories zip without incident.  
Less works, except in the above case.