Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 16:57:34 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: Joseph Peralta <jperalta17@gmail.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: errors during buildworld Message-ID: <4348952E.8000007@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <20051009020725.GC223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <a5150ee2050921103379f89fe8@mail.gmail.com> <20050921174155.GB80991@xor.obsecurity.org> <43486C48.3090404@paradise.net.nz> <20051009020725.GC223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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Peter Jeremy wrote: > > Cooling isn't the only hardware problem. Marginal PSUs or marginal > electros on the motherboard are also quite common - especially if > the hardware is getting old. Electrolytic capacitors have a finite > life and this is shortened by heat and high ripple currents - both > of which are common in computers. > Yeah - its certainly possible that there is a hardware problem - as it is an older board, but I thought it interesting (or even slightly suspicious) that several of us are just seeing this in the BETA5 update scenario. cheers Markhome | help
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