On Jan 24, 2:52 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder writes:
You have no way of knowing that.Reboots are always caused by software, unless power to the system is
interrupted (including hardware reset signals). If the power is on,
and the system reboots, there's a bug.


On Jan 24, 2:52 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder writes:
You have no way of knowing that.Reboots are always caused by software, unless power to the system is
interrupted (including hardware reset signals). If the power is on,
and the system reboots, there's a bug.

So with that logic, I can take any computer, plug in any device, say a
modified toaster that uses the USB port, and if it "reboots" the
computer is a bug caused by the OS. It has nothing to do with the fact
that I plugged in an unapproved device, or I made a change that caused
the system to fail.

In my 28 years of computer experience, bad hardware, poor connections
and poor wiring can cause problems. Over-ranging a thermal sensor in my
past experience has caused issues with a chemical plant controller. Was
it software error? No, in this case it was that the sensor was
mis-specified in the original plant design.

Did you ever find the articles about G1000 failures or reboots other
than the one case on the Usenet?

I think if this was a widespread problem it would be well known, and
G1000 installations would have stopped. But instead, the majority of
Cessnas and Diamonds are being produced with them. You now have to
special order steam gauges on a 172. The G1000 is standard if I recall
correctly.

I haven't heard of G1000 "reboots" other than NWflyer. Could you
please site other examples?

As it happens, my computers are on UPS, so if the power fails, they
continue to run (at least for a while).

And the G1000 in the C172 has a backup battery to run it for 1/2
hour......

BTW- If either you or Gig 601XL want to continue this thread, we should
move it to a different title