Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:52:48 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: Joseph Peralta <jperalta17@gmail.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: errors during buildworld Message-ID: <4349BB60.70508@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <20051009020725.GC223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <a5150ee2050921103379f89fe8@mail.gmail.com> <20050921174155.GB80991@xor.obsecurity.org> <43486C48.3090404@paradise.net.nz> <20051009020725.GC223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Sun, 2005-Oct-09 14:03:04 +1300, Mark Kirkwood wrote: > > Cooling isn't the only hardware problem. Marginal PSUs or marginal > electros on the motherboard are also quite common - especially if > the hardware is getting old. Electrolytic capacitors have a finite > life and this is shortened by heat and high ripple currents - both > of which are common in computers. > To try to nail this down, I reinstalled BETA3 (which had previously never had this problem) and performed a buildworld. I am seeing internal errors there too now, so looks like you are correct (time to break out that spare motherboard). Cheers Markhelp
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