From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 28 02:27:31 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8A0116A4CE for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 02:27:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3020F43D45 for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 02:27:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (localhost.dnswatch.com [127.0.0.1]) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id j3S2RPrt004149; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:27:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3S2RL8h004148; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:27:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fast.dnswatch.com: www set sender to null@dnswatch.com using -f Received: from mail.1command.com ([216.177.243.35]) (DNSwatch.com_WebMail authenticated user null) by webmail.dnswatch.com with HTTP; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:27:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <59642.216.177.243.35.1114655240.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <42703671.8060707@attglobal.net> References: <20050427060414.GA54657@ns2.wananchi.com> <55065.216.177.243.42.1114583234.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050427083649.GC6929@ns2.wananchi.com> <61364.216.177.243.42.1114593685.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <84dead7205042706554f32484@mail.gmail.com> <57775.216.177.243.35.1114633009.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050427204939.GA796@uk.tiscali.com> <53015.216.177.243.35.1114635611.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050427212835.GA87673@uk.tiscali.com> <64018.216.177.243.35.1114641057.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <42701D35.6020307@gmail.com> <42703671.8060707@attglobal.net> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:27:20 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "David Scheidt" User-Agent: DNSwatch.com_WebMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: can't build kernel [with CONFIG this time][[[FIXED]]] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 02:27:32 -0000 > Elliot Schlegelmilch wrote: >> /dev/null wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> To anyone that was following this, or is interested. The problem >>> turned out >>> to be the fact that the new processor didn't play well with the RAM. A >>> different stick of RAM solved it. :) >>> >>> >> For future reference, if anything things 'weirdly', the memory tester at >> http://www.memtest86.com/ is one of the first things I try. > > Remember that just because some random piece of software doesn't detect > errors doesn't mean they don't exist. Memtest86 has never found an > error on anything I've run it on. > In my case I think it was just "sync" issues between the CPU cache and the RAM. Although it could have been just that this processor drove the RAM stick hard enough to make it fail. No matter, the stick of RAM is working flawlessly in a different box. :) -Chris //////////////////////////////////////////////////// If only Western Electric had found a way to offer binary licenses for the UNIX system back in 1974, the UNIX system would be running on all PC's today rather than DOS/Windows. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////