Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:46:35 -0600 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Subject: Re: Everything randomly generates .core files Message-ID: <4196568B.5050600@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEKJEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEKJEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Benjamin >>Walkenhorst >>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:17 AM >>To: Ted Mittelstaedt >>Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Eric Schuele >>Subject: Re: Everything randomly generates .core files >> >> >>Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >> >>>You probably have a bad CPU cache on your motherboard. The solution is >>>to use that machine for some Windows system and get a different PC. >>> >>> >> >>While I agree with your diagnosis, it's probably a hardware problem, I >>don't think Windows >>is going to run well on that machine. > > > Perhaps - but since PC's these days are generally warrantied to run Windows, > if that happened, back to the store for a return, eh? Some machines are > even sold with Windows preloaded, if you can believe it - I think a retailer > would have a hard time claiming that a machine that was preloaded with > Windows and that Windows couldn't run for more then 5 minutes on, wasn't a > canidate for a warranty return! > > Of course, we ARE assuming the OP used NEW hardware, not some crappy, grungy > 5 year old discard PC, right? It's running on a Dell Inspiron 5100. I've had it less than a year. Ran windows fine. Ran FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE fine.. 5.3-BETA7 as well. Just started a day or so ago, when I formatted and installed 5.3-RELEASE. I guess some partial failure could have coincided with the install. I did not have the chance to run memtest yet.... but will today/tonight Another thought... assuming its a hardware issue. I would expect it to manifest itself under greater loads such as when building a port. As opposed to sitting idly while browsing the filesystem with xfe. One example is the OpenOffice port.... building that took forever... the entire time the CPU was pegged 95%-100%... but nothing hiccuped. even had xfe up, and while browsing the web. Anyways... thanks for the attention to my problem(s). I'll post the memtest results asap. > > Because if that was the case, then he got what he deserved, eh? > > Ted > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric
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