From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 13 13:40:55 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFC7216A4CE for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:40:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxc1.crockettint.com (chameleon1.crockettint.com [206.224.72.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A11943D60 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:40:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from emartinez@crockettint.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.crockettint.com [127.0.0.1]) by mxc1.crockettint.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8371237986; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:40:54 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mxc1.crockettint.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mxc1.crockettint.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 35184-07; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:40:48 -0500 (CDT) Received: from memnoch (cpe-67-9-176-31.austin.res.rr.com [67.9.176.31]) by mxc1.crockettint.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05D6E37984; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:40:47 -0500 (CDT) From: "Edgar Martinez" To: "'Kris Kennaway'" Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:40:48 -0500 Organization: Crockett International MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcVAEslBDoi3YIcgSL+9gGiMptqTFwAGxV0Q X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: <20050413102304.GB57881@xor.obsecurity.org> Message-Id: <20050413134047.05D6E37984@mxc1.crockettint.com> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at crockettint.com cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: emartinez@crockettint.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:40:56 -0000 OK, removed all misc cards, devices, recabled...attempting to reinstall with 5.3, and I continue to get a "kernel: priviledged instruction fault" followed by a reboot...RAM is brand new Patriot 2-2-2-5...mem timings? -----Original Message----- From: Kris Kennaway [mailto:kris@obsecurity.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 5:23 AM To: Edgar Martinez Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 01:10:42AM -0500, Edgar Martinez wrote: > All, > > > > I cant begin to tell you how horrible of a time I have had trying to get > this system installed and running. Sysinstall kept throwing up a privilege > fault kernel error randomly (7sed...4m.7m..etc), and after I go fast enough > to get lucky to an install complete..the system then spends its time > periodically rebooting.this is the first venture into AMD64 turf as I > historically stick with i386.so any pointers.gotchas.tweaks or tips.. please > let me know..I really don't want to give up, so I want to see what can be > done to stabilize this. Sounds like the usual bad hardware story..check RAM, power supply, CPU cooling, cabling, etc. kris