From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 05:46:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEADA16A4CE for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 05:46:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from pimout4-ext.prodigy.net (pimout4-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.103]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9ADF43D5E for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 05:46:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from maul.immure.com (adsl-66-136-206-1.dsl.austtx.swbell.net [66.136.206.1])i15Dk3pw157982; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:46:03 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by maul.immure.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) id i15Dk2sm032711; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:46:02 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from luke.immure.com (luke.immure.com [10.1.132.3]) by maul.immure.com (8.12.10/8.12.3) with ESMTP id i15Dk13s032686; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:46:01 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from luke.immure.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by luke.immure.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i15Dk1o5000245; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:46:01 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from bob@luke.immure.com) Received: (from bob@localhost) by luke.immure.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i15DjpSf000243; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:45:51 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from bob) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:45:51 -0600 From: Bob Willcox To: James Van Artsdalen Message-ID: <20040205134551.GB88274@luke.immure.com> References: <4020B672.9080304@it.su.se> <200402041251.50129.adridg@cs.kun.nl> <200402041207.i14C7JGW008982@bigtex.jrv.org> <200402042130.i14LUBwd029592@bigtex.jrv.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200402042130.i14LUBwd029592@bigtex.jrv.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 1.0.12.3 on maul.immure.com cc: jj@it.su.se cc: adridg@cs.kun.nl cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shaky support or my system? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bob Willcox List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 13:46:26 -0000 On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 03:30:11PM -0600, James Van Artsdalen wrote: > > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 06:07:19 -0600 (CST) > > From: James Van Artsdalen > > > > > From: Adriaan de Groot > > > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:51:45 +0100 > > > > > > > in either fbsd5.2 nor the recent 5.2.1RC. One of the things that makes > > > > it crash for sure is the /usr/ports/benchmarks/ubench program. It does > > > > > > Don't run that, it'll just tell you that the system is only marginally faster > > > than the athlon XP it replaces. > > > > I've reproduced Janne's panic with ubench twice. Both show similar > > outputs from the panic. Panic #3 is proving more elusive: I'm running > > ubench for the fourth time in a row now waiting for crash #3. > > Unfortunately it appears my case was a false alarm. > My Tyan K8W S2885 is not stable unless ECC is turned off in ROM setup. Could you guys post what kind of memory (brand and part no. if possible) you are using? I'm planning to purchase a dual Opteron setup in the not-to-distant future and was hoping to avoid the kind of (unpleasant) memory experiences that I had with my early Athlon MP systems (apparent compatibilty issues, esp. with registered ECC modules). Thanks, Bob > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bob Willcox If facts do not conform to the theory, bob@immure.com they must be disposed of. Austin, TX