Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:41:35 -0000 From: "Mike Dorin" <bsd_mike@hotmail.com> To: tedm@toybox.placo.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Lockup problem continues...was memory tools Message-ID: <F78NE050CUvpxBrEhr60000aabc@hotmail.com>
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Ted, Thanks for your suggestion. I did just that. I removed half the chips, got two huge builds going..watched it lock up. Swapped the memory and did it again. Since the machine just locks up...it does not panic..there are no strings or error messages, is there any way to point a fingure at the problem? Thanks, -Mike >From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> >To: "Mike Dorin" <bsd_mike@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Subject: RE: Memory Tools for FreeBSD? >Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:59:00 -0700 > >I've found that there's only one way to really know if your >memory is up to snuff - put it into a SIMM/DIMM tester. >Even then, all that will do is tell you that the memory >meets it's own specs - it won't tell you if the memory is >actually compatible with the system that you put it in. > >Failing that, what your doing (attempting to compile >programs) is a much better test than most of those >so-called "pc testing" programs like Checkit and so on. >I've seen plenty of systems that passed memory tests >but broke on FreeBSD. OS/2 is also a very good memory >tester - if you can't boot an OS/2 bootable floppy without >it trapping, then bad ram is definitely indicated. > >What most people do when suspecting bad ram is to take half >the chips out, retry the thing that caused it to crash, then >see if the problem is still there. If it is, then swap out those >chips with the half that you first took out and retry again >and see if the problem goes away. > >Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com >Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide >Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Dorin > >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 2:30 PM > >To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: Memory Tools for FreeBSD? > > > > > >My new freebsd server crashes when I try to build things like ssh. > >I suspect it is a memory problem. Are there any tools that could > >help me exercise things like memory to be sure? > >-Mike > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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