From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 13 15:18:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1E3C1065676 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:18:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 703438FC1B for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:18:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so2512919fkk.11 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:18:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.72.15 with SMTP id u15mr12773138fga.22.1215952103991; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:28:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from joshua.freebsdgr.org ( [87.203.98.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 4sm5017703fge.5.2008.07.13.05.28.21 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:28:22 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4879F4E4.7030305@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:28:20 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080609) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Aggelidis Nikos References: <30fc78250807122309r21ea625dn58c93ac7d1f3c345@mail.gmail.com> <20080713025108.3839d97e@bhuda.mired.org> <30fc78250807130104p3d1447behc40cf71c4b817d4@mail.gmail.com> <4879E657.7040505@onetel.com> <30fc78250807130438l621b70cdl9ee4f0102966061d@mail.gmail.com> <4879EF4C.6080105@gmail.com> <30fc78250807130509i3870d191p340913740598313e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <30fc78250807130509i3870d191p340913740598313e@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: weird restarts when compiling X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:18:36 -0000 Aggelidis Nikos wrote: >> Not really. All modern CPUs have BIST (built-in self tests) that run even >> before the BIOS starts, and it would be really rare to actually have a >> "working" system with a faulty CPU. Errors in mprime usually indicate some >> other problem, such as bad memory, bad BIOS settings, overheating or an >> incompatibility of CPU/motherboard etc. >> Going back to what you said previously, you got an Nvidia 5200 graphics >> card? Were these ever produced for PCI express or are you using a) a normal >> PCI one or b)You got one of these weird mobos that have both AGP and PCI >> express? As I understand there are no AGP-only motherboards for core2duo. >> > Yes i have a weird mobo that has both AGP and PCI. The nvidia is an AGP one. > The mobo wasn't my choise :( but when the changed the false cpu with a > dual core they didn't want to > change the graphics card as well. > > Can this mobo create problems? > > It is possible, having both an AGP and PCI express on the same board is a hack, and not even all AGP cards are compatible with these mobos. It would be better to test it with a PCI express graphics card, if you can grab one. I'd be happy to lend you one for testing, but I guess we are not in the same town ;) (Chania here...)