Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:51:12 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Aaron J Siegel <Aaron.Siegel@attbi.com> Cc: Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Computer crashes and hard drive geometry Message-ID: <20020616232112.GA56375@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3D0CB916.9000003@attbi.com> References: <3D0CB916.9000003@attbi.com>
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On Sunday, 16 June 2002 at 10:13:10 -0600, Aaron J Siegel wrote: > Hello > I purchased a computer in January of this year which as been > nothing but a big headache. Every time I compile the kernel it crashes, > or give a bunch of compiler errors. The computer is a AMD XP +1500 > with, Epox 8kha, and the ram is a 256 MB Crucial DDR. That's pretty much the same as the machine I'm replying on. > I have a 40 GB IBM hard drive setup with LBA geometry. Do I need to > set the geometry to a extended INT13 mode? No. > Could the hard drive be creating the problem? No. > I have tried everything I can think of; replaced the RAM, upgraded > the bios, tried the video card in another computer, used a different > hard drive(it appear to be a little more stable). I have moved the > hard drive to a older computer, PII, 440BX, Promise 100TX IDE > controller, there are no problems the computer, it can run for days > without a glitch. That should clarify that it's not the disk that's causing the problem. > I save the core but when I run gdb I receive the error: > "/usr/var/crash4/vmcore.0": not in executable format: File format > not recognized". You need to run like this: # cd /var/crash # gdb -k kernel.debug vmcore.0 You need a debug kernel. This is explained in the handbook. > Next I have a problem Iike this I will send the whole computer back > not just components, let them deal with it. In this case, it's probably the correct thing to do. I've heard of sporadic problems with AMD-based motherboards, though I've had no problems with my own hardware. One question: are you getting any timecounter-related error messages? Check /var/log/messages. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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