Well, network connectivity would freeze before I could get in via ssh, or shortly after, however, I would still be able to modify things via directly connected keyboard/monitor/mouse..... i got it working now and normally use ssh, it just tough for me sometimes via SSH when I'm testing overclocking... Thanks for the info!

Thanks for answering.
I could access it with vi and emacs.. but when I tried with nano, it created a new file and I couldn't save it ('file doesn't exist' or sth like that msg).
When I plugged the key to my windows rig to edit it from there and saved the changes, only some of the changes are saved when bamt boots. So I'll give a try with a new key.

I have just upgraded my entire farm after testing 0.5 on 4 rigs and it seems to solve most issues cgminer was having!

Thanks lodcrappo!

I'm not sure if this was ever resolved since aside from being a Linux noob I think this kind of trailed off as far as I could follow.

None of the overclocking configurations in the bamt.conf work on my HIS 5850.  They tweak my Sapphire 5830 fine and when I used to only run the 5850 under and older version of BAMT I think it was 0.3? the settings worked correctly.

--[ Debug info for O/C on GPU 0 ]------------------------------------------------

GPU is enabled, overclocking is enabled

OC command - profile 0: DISPLAY=:0.0usr/local/bin/atitweak -P 0 -A 0 -e 800 -m 300 -v 1.125

Results:
Setting performance level 0 on adapter 0: engine clock 800MHz, memory clock 300MHz, core voltage 1.125VDC
ADL_Overdrive5_ODPerformanceLevels_Set failed.


OC command - profile 1: DISPLAY=:0.0usr/local/bin/atitweak -P 1 -A 0 -e 850 -m 300 -v 1.125

Results:
Setting performance level 1 on adapter 0: engine clock 850MHz, memory clock 300MHz, core voltage 1.125VDC
ADL_Overdrive5_ODPerformanceLevels_Set failed.


OC command - profile 2: DISPLAY=:0.0usr/local/bin/atitweak -P 2 -A 0 -e 900 -m 300 -v 1.125

Results:
Setting performance level 2 on adapter 0: engine clock 900MHz, memory clock 300MHz, core voltage 1.125VDC
ADL_Overdrive5_ODPerformanceLevels_Set failed.

Not a huge deal, but something I have noticed is if I make config changes through gpumon, then hit Shift-R to restart the processes... randomly it does a reboot instead (I hit shift-r, it stops the processes and says "the system is going down for reboot now" during that time).  it comes back up with the new config and it works fine... Any ideas?

turn mem_speed back on for 0 and 1.   your card probably has a default speed higher than 300 in profile 1, if not 0.  that will prevent you from setting 2 to 300.  higher profile cannot have lower values than lower profile, basic rule of overclocking (some cards don't care, some do).

that would make sense.

there is only one condition which will cause an automatic system reboot: a phoenix process stuck in the DEFUNCT state.

the only way I know of to make phoenix enter the defunct state is to lock up your GPU.

when overclocking is right on the edge of stability, sometimes the very process of stopping phoenix causes the GPU to lock up.  
i was helping another user with exactly that problem yesterday (GPUs that hang when phoenix exits).  reducing overclocking made the problem go away.

maybe its the sudden drop in temperature, maybe its something with how phoenix exits, maybe something else.. but it seems to be enough to push a card teetering on the edge of a crash right on over into crazy town.

if you're seeing this only occasionally, try backing off 5mhz or so.  it will probably go away, and you might avoid having a system that locks up "for no reason" every few weeks.

What does it mean when mother puts noGPUx in the ACTIVE directory, I found out that was the card I was having issues with... I reset it to stock speeds and a short time later it rebooted and put noGPUx in the ACTIVE directory.  I assume this is going badly for me and this core....  Especially since it happened at stock speeds.

yeah it might just be 2.3.1 that has brought peace to the realm.  the reduction in api calls I made only yesterday, or maybe it was the day before.  anyway long past any 0.4 version.

OK I know this is problem a noob? But the configuration file that comes up at startup is that cgminer. File or do I have to set it up to use cgminer?