Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:53:56 -0600 From: "Andrew Falanga" <af300wsm@gmail.com> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Fresh install won't compile requirement libraries for cvsup Message-ID: <340a29540706131653s5c68c723sa52e7921ff2288e6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0706131400j2c2d56b9k95f82f3d4a67a51b@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540706120902k2c10be37q8656814f9fcfc649@mail.gmail.com> <20070612161414.GA68472@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <340a29540706120925g2816f84elfbd14cb5e278358b@mail.gmail.com> <20070612203425.GA74894@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <340a29540706121628u1fdc583el7ecdb3596f7d48e4@mail.gmail.com> <d7195cff0706122222yd218fe4s6060a981d6b273a@mail.gmail.com> <340a29540706130625l4fefdac5ke1d88783e459ab92@mail.gmail.com> <d7195cff0706131400j2c2d56b9k95f82f3d4a67a51b@mail.gmail.com>
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On 6/13/07, illoai@gmail.com <illoai@gmail.com> wrote: > > The CPU on basically every x86 machine after the original > pentium runs faster than the bus (or memory) speed. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Side_Bus > > The board will probably have jumpers (though sometimes > boards this old will have bios options) to select Front Side > Bus speed (typically 33, 50, 60, 66, 75, 100, 120, and 133MHz > on a machine of this age) and a second set of jumpers to > select the CPU multiplier. > An old K6-III 450MHz I have here uses a 100MHz bus and > a 4.5:1 multiplier (which alternately might have been marked > 9:2) to obtain the 450MHz CPU speed. A 700MHz CPU on > a 100MHz bus would require a 7:1. If it really does have a > 133MHz bus, it might be set to something like 5.2:1. > > In any case, your troubles are likely either bad memory or > a too-hot CPU, the second of which might be something > as simple as dust or a bad fan bearing. > > -- > -- > My suspicion is also for the memory. Due to some laziness on my part, I'm going to just swap out the PC 133 stuff with the PC 100 stuff that I have to see if that fixes it. This PC 100 stuff used to run a Fedora, and later, an OpenBSD system. On both I performed builds of various software. So, I'm going to give it a try. Andy
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