Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:51:29 -0500 From: "Edgar Martinez" <emartinez@crockettint.com> To: "'Trevor Sullivan'" <pcgeek86@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) Message-ID: <20050413135128.0CE8137989@mxc1.crockettint.com> In-Reply-To: <425D25EF.1020505@gmail.com>
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Its using the default bios settings and nothing is overclocked at all.. -----Original Message----- From: Trevor Sullivan [mailto:pcgeek86@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:00 AM To: emartinez@crockettint.com Subject: Re: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) Edgar Martinez wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Is this computer overclocked at all? I would highly recommend running it at the speeds it was meant to...you can avoid a lot of errors that way. -Trevor
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