Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:09:07 -0600 From: "Jeff K. Palmer" <jeff@vtec.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: installation/stability problems with 1GB RAM (Tyan Thunder 100 S1836 m/b) Message-ID: <021701c0768a$33976c60$1245800a@enron.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0214_01C07657.E735A9E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all: I've been using FreeBSD successfully for several years now to run my = website (http://www.vtec.net) I'm in the process of reconfiguring/upgrading a server and decided to go = with 4.2. I'm having a problem with my system when I'm running the 4 = DIMM slots fully populated to 1GB of SDRAM. I searched the mailing list = archives and newsgroups and several websites to no avail. Initially, the configuration of the machine was: Tyan Thunder 100 (S1836) - 440GX chipset Dual Pentium III/550 Processors 512MB PC133 SDRAM (Micron) Onboard fxp (Intel 82558) 100Mbit NIC Onboard Adaptec AIC-7895 UltraWide SCSI 7200 RPM 20.0 GB WD IDE drive for the system (to be added) 4 10kRPM 18.2GB SCSI drives (planning to possibly use = Vinum) With this configuration, I successfully installed 4.2-release from = CD-ROM. =20 I reconfigured the kernel to support only my devices and the dual = processors. I successfully added a few ports and then realized they were slightly = outdated so I removed them. I then added two more 256MB DIMMs (identical to the other two) to bring = the RAM total to 1GB. The system booted fine at first but then during the sup process for = updating the ports collection it began behaving strangely. I have tried tweaking some BIOS settings (DRAM Refresh Rate, for one) = with some degree of success but the system is still behaving = erratically. Has anybody else observed this sort of problem? thanks, Jeff ------=_NextPart_000_0214_01C07657.E735A9E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello all:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been using FreeBSD successfully = for several=20 years now to run my website (<A=20 href=3D"http://www.vtec.net">http://www.vtec.net</A>)</FONT></DIV>; <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm in the process of=20 reconfiguring/upgrading a server and decided to go with 4.2. = I'm=20 having a problem with my system when I'm running the 4 DIMM slots fully=20 populated to 1GB of SDRAM. I searched the mailing list archives = and=20 newsgroups and several websites to no avail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Initially, the configuration of the = machine=20 was:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tyan Thunder 100 (S1836) - 440GX=20 chipset</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dual Pentium III/550 = Processors</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>512MB PC133 SDRAM (Micron)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Onboard fxp (Intel 82558) 100Mbit = NIC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Onboard Adaptec AIC-7895 UltraWide=20 SCSI</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7200 RPM 20.0 GB WD IDE drive for the=20 system</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(to be added) 4 10kRPM 18.2GB SCSI = drives (planning=20 to possibly use Vinum)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With this configuration, I successfully = installed=20 4.2-release from CD-ROM. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I reconfigured the kernel to support = only my=20 devices and the dual processors.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I successfully added a few ports and = then realized=20 they were slightly outdated so I removed them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I then added two more 256MB DIMMs = (identical=20 to the other two) to bring the RAM total to 1GB.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The system booted fine at = first but then=20 during the sup process for updating the ports collection it began = behaving=20 strangely.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have tried tweaking some BIOS = settings (DRAM=20 Refresh Rate, for one) with some degree of success but the = system is=20 still behaving erratically. Has anybody else observed this sort of = problem?<BR><BR>thanks,<BR>Jeff</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0214_01C07657.E735A9E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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