Jack Malmostoso wrote:
I've gotten a
few traces in /var/log/messages, which I'll post to the appropriate
place as soon as I find out what the appropriate place is.
If it's kernel related, the LKML is the right place.
Yeah ... once I try a 32-bit kernel, that's where I'm going. Etch,
Feisty Fawn, Gentoo 2006.1 and CentOS all have similar problems, so it's
pretty much got to be either hardware or the upstream 64-bit kernel.
In order:
1) Check the memory with memtest for 12+ hours
So far it has about five hours with no errors. I'm hoping there are
other diagnostics I can use.
2) Check that HD cables are correctly placed in their sockets
This seems unlikely -- the messages I'm getting look more like memory
management than I/O. I have one GB -- I'm thinking that might not be
enough for a 64-bit kernel.
3) Check that the computer isn't running too hot
What's the package in Etch that does that? I couldn't find it in the
Gnome desktop.
4) Check with another distro. Check the md5sum of the iso BEFORE burning
it
Pretty much all the distros and kernels ranging from 2.6.17 through
2.6.18 do this. If I can get the 2.6.20 kernel to build without a crash
during the compile, I'll check it out.
5) If nothing yields results, disassemble the computer and remount it
with more care and love
Good luck!
By the way, so far, Etch has been the most stable and it's the only one
that's configured the video right. Feisty Fawn crashed during the
install, CentOS can't give me a reasonable looking screen and Gentoo
hasn't been able to do a kernel build without crashing. If I can figure
out "make-kpkg" and start building my own kernels, "lenny" may be the
best choice for this system. It's a scientific workstation.
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