> > Then it prompted to remove pcmcia-cs and died. Segfaults left and > > right. > > Well, let the pcmcia-cs package there for a moment.
It wasn't pcmcia-cs specifically, it was anytime apt-get was run. > It's a pity that memtest86 works only for, well, x86s. Do you > have the possibility of taking the memory of this computer and > using it on a regular PC? Being the sysadmin of the company, I have access to all of the spare parts :) I tried (literally) 5 different strips of RAM, all with the same result. I tried all of the 5 strips in other systems, and they worked perfectly. > This way, you could stress-test your memory module all the > night with memtest86 and see if the problem is indeed the > memory. The better thing would be to run memtest86, if you > can, but if you can't, then trying to compile the kernel would > be a good test, I think. > > *If* the memory works ok on the PC, then it might be an > indication of, perhaps, a problem with the memory slots on the > Mac (or, worse, with other parts -- and diagnosing that may > not be as simple). The system works perfectly with another distro. I won't name which :) I did the full install, installed all of the necessary packages, and all worked fine. > > It's never easy :) > > But sometimes it's fun. :-) I never said it wasn't fun :) Thanks for all the suggestions. They are appreciated.
