Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:35:28 +1000 From: Mikhail Goriachev <mikhailg@webanoide.org> To: Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Fresh install won't compile requirement libraries for cvsup Message-ID: <466ECB50.5050603@webanoide.org> In-Reply-To: <340a29540706120902k2c10be37q8656814f9fcfc649@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540706120902k2c10be37q8656814f9fcfc649@mail.gmail.com>
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Andrew Falanga wrote: > Hi, [ trim ] > After installing the ports tree, I went and did "make install clean" > in the dir for cvsup-without-gui. The script appeared to be working > through the requirements just fine too. It downloaded all necessary > files and was proceeding to the build phase. I'm not sure in which > package this occurred but the build just died on me. No errors, just > a hard hang. Nothing worked. I could not even Alt+<num> to a > different pseudo terminal. The system just hard hanged. I rebooted > and tried the install again with the same result. Hardware problems. > I have 384mb of PC 100 memory laying around that I was going to try > and test my theory on, but wanted to consult some of the more > experienced on this forum before going "hog" wild on this. Just out > of curiosity, what are the impacts of using memory chips of unlike > speeds in the system at the same time? I've heard, in times past, > that if one does mix memory chips, the slower chips should be used in > the lower priority (i.e. higher numbered) slots. Is this true, or is > this bogus? Faster chips match the speed of the slower ones. You could add that extra chip and see what happens. > I'm running FreeBSD 6.2 at work on two "lost-leader", no name > "cheap-o" laptops also with 256mb of memory with no problems (granted, > they are Celeron 1.7gHz but still). I'm even running X with XFCE or > KDE on them. I'm really suspecting faulty memory. Oh, by the way, > this is to be a web server therefore, I'm not going to be running any > GUIs by default. Text based administration only. I'd suggest testing/stressing your memory: http://www.memtest86.com or /usr/ports/sysutils/memtest86 Let us know how it goes. Regards, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: mikhailg@webanoide.org Web: www.webanoide.org
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