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Date:      Tue, 12 Aug 1997 19:04:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Sergei Barbarash <sgt@deltathree.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD box freezing or rebooting
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970812190229.252Q-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199708121418.RAA00343@zaraza.deltathree.com>

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On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Sergei Barbarash wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I use FreeBSD intensively for about two years now, and I never had this 
> problem:
> 
> My FreeBSD box at work constantly reboots or freezes on its own behalf. I have 
> no idea what is the problem. No logs, nothing.
> 
> I changed my RAM recently and tested all the hardware, it appears to be OK. My 
> question is - are there known unstable portions of 2.2.2-RELEASE kernel which 
> may cause this sort of problem, or should I check my hardware again?
> 
> (I'm using 2.2.2-RELEASE + XFree 3.3)

It's possible.  Without any panic output or crashdumps it's hard to say.

I would have your RAM tested with a physical SIMM tester (not with Norton,
it's check is a joke) and/or disable parity RAM and see how many sig11's
you get. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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