Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 08:05:13 -0700 From: "Donald and Rosalyn Fast" <d_rfast@telus.net> To: "Jim Freeze" <jim@freeze.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Widespread panics on install of 4.0 -solved (at least partly) Message-ID: <000901bfc7ec$f58051e0$9232e8d8@bc.hsia.telus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005270436310.75311-100000@web2.sea.nwserv.com>
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Okay. I'll have to bite the bullet and lower the multiplier. (I was hoping to be able to leave it at its proper speed). > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Freeze [mailto:jim@freeze.org] > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 4:43 AM > To: Donald and Rosalyn Fast > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: Widespread panics on install of 4.0 -solved (at least > partly) > > > > On Fri, 26 May 2000, Donald and Rosalyn Fast wrote: > > > Thanks Jim, > > > > I changed the BIOS timing for memory to be less aggressive - still no success in installing. > > I removed case cover, and put a portable fan blowing over CPU this lowered CPU temp from > > 49 deg C to 34 deg C and MB temp from 35 deg C to 24 deg C and SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED. > > > > It is time for a small hardware upgrade of a new case and cooling fan(s). > > > > I then configured and browsed FreeBSD for 30 minutes until I got a panic when installing > > GNOME (after installing multiple dependencies, but not yet finished). > > (successfully ran fsck to fix the damage) > > > > 30 minutes is about twice as long as any previous use. So I think I am getting somewhere. > > > > thanks again, > > > Wow, after lowering my clock speed, I didn't think that heating was that > big of a problem. Glad to hear things are at least installing now. > > However, I think you are going to have to lower your cpu > clock speed (ie the cpu multiplier) for this thing to work reliably. > > I am curious as to just how much. > > Jim > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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