Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:21:30 -0600 (CST) | From | "Pat St. Jean" <> | Subject | Re: AMD K6-2/400 and FIC VA-503+BM with Linux 2.0.36 |
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On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, John Fulmer wrote: >KOEHLEKR@UCRWCU.RWC.UC.EDU wrote: >> - random seg faults and parsing errors during kernel build >> - random silent deaths, illops and seg faults in wmclock >> (always same address when a core file is generated: >> illop = 80493c2, seg fault = 80493c8) >> - subtle variation in bogomips from one reboot to the next >> (always 799.54 or 801.18) >> - emacs under X seg faults after above problems appear >> (always same address - 401e4811) >> - hard system hangs (must reset) >> > >I am having similar problems with some K6-2/350 and VA-503+ MB's >design. Exact same symtoms, and if I move to the next lower >speed, it works fine. Replaced processors, same problem. So it is >either a widespread problem with the K6's quality control, or the >VA-503+'s. Most people blame the memory, but I've tried enough >different pieces of memory to know better, by this time.
I know I'm quoting a lot here for such a small followup, but I'm trying to keep it straight.
Yall seem to be missing one thing in all of this: cooling.
Do you have one of the AMD recommended heat sink / fan combos on it and is it attached with thermal transfer paste? If not, please try that. This sounds like it COULD be overheating.
Pat
-- Patrick St. Jean '97 XLH 883 psj@cgmlarson.com Programmer & Systems Administrator +1 713-977-4177 x115 Larson Software Technology http://www.cgmlarson.com
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