Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 18:30:49 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Jeff K. Palmer" <jeff@vtec.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation/stability problems with 1GB RAM (Tyan Thunder 100 S1836 m/b) Message-ID: <14933.5561.798986.92869@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <57213718@toto.iv>
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Jeff K. Palmer <jeff@vtec.net> types: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Please fix your mailer to only send a single plain text copy of messages, not a pseudo plain text copy and an HTML copyl > - ------=_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 outdated so I removed them.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? Try pulling one of the DIMMs. There have been reports that some boards don't handle the electrical when all the DIMM slots are used. <mike > 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 > -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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