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On Jan 13, 2005, at 4:46 AM, Peter Jeremy wrote:

> That doesn't totally rule out hardware.  Pattern-sensitive memory
> problems may not show up on different operating systems (or even
> different kernels).  That said, based on the trap information, I'd
> look at a software cause first.

Indeed.  I once had a box that would run Linux 100% stable under any 
load for months on end, but with BSD/OS it would crap out (random 
processes fail) after a max of 3 weeks requiring a reboot.

Never rule out bad hardware, especially with PC crap.