Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:16:00 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Frank Solensky <frank@solensky.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Fatal Trap 19" on initial install Message-ID: <47E59330.3060508@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1206214985.5737.2.camel@frank-laptop> References: <1206206674.5811.22.camel@frank-laptop> <47E54B16.2070405@FreeBSD.org> <1206214985.5737.2.camel@frank-laptop>
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Frank Solensky wrote: > On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 19:08 +0100, Kris Kennaway wrote: >> Frank Solensky wrote: >>> .. I believe the "RAM parity error" is a red herring: I haven't >>> had any problems running Linux or Vista on this machine and running >>> Memtest86+ overnight didn't turn up any problems. >>> >>> http://updraft3.jp.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=i386/107564 appears >>> to be similar but unresolved. >>> ... >>> Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.. >> The other OSes may be recovering (with performance penalty) from your >> RAM errors due to additional code not present in FreeBSD. In my >> experience this error is not a red herring, it indicates a real problem >> with your memory. > > What form of memory testing does the install process use? Or is there > some way to get more specific info about where the failure is occuring? > It'll be easier for me to work with the manufacturer if I can give them > more info about the failure. No testing is done by the OS, these errors are being reported to it by the hardware as they occur. Your BIOS may keep a log of ECC errors it detects. Kris
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