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Date:      Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:24:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Nick Tonkin <nick@rlnt.net>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: weird error message from usb0
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110190920240.81777-100000@world.tonkinresolutions.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.011019082446.jhb@FreeBSD.org>

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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, John Baldwin wrote:

> 
> On 19-Oct-01 Nick Tonkin wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > While trying to get my laptop working yesterday the usb drive panicked
> > (I guess) and began spewing error messages.
> > 
> > I was surprised to notice that about one in every 20 or so had a typo??!!
> > 
> >> > usb0: host coftroller halted <---
> >> > usb0: host controller halted
> >> > usb0: host controller halte` <---
> >> > usb0: host controller halted
> > 
> > 
> > Once I rebooted this problem ceased, but I thought someone might like to
> > know.
> 
> n = 0x6e and f = 0x66, which means that there is a one-bit error there (0x8)
> d = 0x64 and ` = 0x60, which is also a one-bit error (0x4) (albeit a different
> bit).
> 
> This is most likely due to memory errors.  They might be transient, but you
> probably have bad memory.
> 

Yikes! I assume it would support that theory that I also couldn't compile
a kernel yesterday, for a while, with weird errors (from random
code) different each time ... and then, after a while, could?

How can I test the RAM? It's 512MB in two dimms (I think) in a Dell
Inspiron 7500.

Thanks much,
Nick

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