Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:05:46 +1100 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>, R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why Doesn't XFree86 Upgrade Properly (still no resolution) Message-ID: <3.0.32.20000131080512.007749ac@idx.com.au>
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-I did what you mentioned below with the ports - upragding to the latest XFree86 - then ran XF86Setup I get the Kernel Dump. - Usually I would suspect faulty hardware put it doesn't give me any problems using Linux 6.1 Question 1)What else can I try? 2)How do I fix the problem? At 07:30 28/01/00 -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote: >As I mentioned in my last message, my problem with bad RAM was on my >brand new system. > >Memory (and, to a lesser extent, other solid-state components) will >typically fail in the first 90 days or after several years. This is >probably more true of memory than most chips because of the very dense >nature of the chips. (I don't think I want to get into an explanation >of atomic migration and the like. I really don't fully understand it >myself and I'd just be parroting a friend who is a solid-state >physicist.) > >In any case, memory that lasts for 6 months is probably good for >years. This is why many Mil-specs and NASA specs require extended >burn-in periods for all solid-state components. > >If you have two DIMMs, pull one. FreeBSD can get by with 16 or 32 MB >with no problems (although some operation may slow down). If it still >crashes, put that one back and pull the other. !!!Follow proper >anti-static procedures!!! > >R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer >Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) >Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) >E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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