Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:08:26 +0200
From: Christian Brueffer <chris@unixpages.org>
To: Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Random signals in {build,install}world recently?
Message-ID: <20031020150826.GG613@unixpages.org>
In-Reply-To: <20031020145001.GA60994@pit.databus.com>
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--UIrAl4r1g2eOkvhC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:50:02AM -0400, Barney Wolff wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 03:20:56PM +0200, Mark Santcroos wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:27:38AM +0200, Harti Brandt wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Vallo Kallaste wrote: > > >=20 > > > VK>Hi > > > VK> > > > VK>It seems to be a recent problem. The hardware is OK, both Windows = XP > > > VK>(which I use very seldom) and Gentoo Linux do not exhibit any > > > VK>problems. > > > VK>Basically one will get random signals as I have got in build- and > > > VK>installworld. It's impossible to complete make -j2 buildworld on my > > > VK>machine, but sometimes non-parallel buildworld will do, only to die > > > VK>later in installworld. > > > VK>This is on two-processor AMD 2400+ MP system, ASUS A7M-266D mobo a= nd > > > VK>1GB ECC memory, ATA disks and CD/RW-DVD only. 4BSD scheduler if it > > > VK>matters. > > >=20 > > > I have the same MB just with 1800+ processors. I had to reduce the CPU > > > frequency by about 10% in the BIOS setup to get the machine stable. I > > > assume the problem is actually the memory. > >=20 > > Couldn't the following be of help here? > >=20 > > options DISABLE_PSE > > options DISABLE_PG_G >=20 > I don't think so. I tried that on my A7M266D with no effect. I believe > something in recent pmap code doesn't like this mobo, or maybe dual > athlons in general. I can run RELENG_5_1 rock solid, and -current from > 9/24/03 rock solid, but -current from 10/3 or later gets random sigs > and eventually panics. I have scsi disks so it's not ata. >=20 I have the same experiences. Also AMD A7M-266D with two 1800+ Athlons here. Used to work fine, but got random signals with my latest builds. - Christian --=20 Christian Brueffer chris@unixpages.org brueffer@FreeBSD.org GPG Key: http://people.freebsd.org/~brueffer/brueffer.key.asc GPG Fingerprint: A5C8 2099 19FF AACA F41B B29B 6C76 178C A0ED 982D --UIrAl4r1g2eOkvhC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/k/ppbHYXjKDtmC0RAopyAKC0i64AH9GInKuHAeQ+2nc7yCC4MACgu6pn 9FeCFoTotcFhkxsfBFfO/Co= =+7dI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UIrAl4r1g2eOkvhC--
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