On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:44 AM, Stan Hoeppner <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/26/2012 11:14 AM, Artifex Maximus wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Selim T. Erdogan >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Artifex Maximus, 18.09.2012: >>> Did you make any software updates to the system? I have a pretty old >>> computer that is using wheezy and as I updated debian within the past >>> weeks it went back and forth between turning off properly and stalling >>> with "system halted" on the screen. I don't remember which one it's >>> been doing most recently. >> >> No I did not upgrade my system that time. Since then I do several >> times but with the same result. The problem probably somewhere else >> because if I am in the BIOS and press power button the system (CPU) >> stops/freeze but the screen remains on and have to switch off with >> power button on PSU. Later the system does not always detect the HDDs >> at system start which is scaring. So I bought a new ASUS G41 board and >> a new PSU. Hope that works. Actually I do not have time for build the >> new system so there will be no new info till Friday. Might I first >> will try to change only the CPU back to E5200 and see the errors gone >> or still there. If gone the problem is clearly CPU related. > > Sorry for being late for the game. In nearly all cases this behavior is > a result of a new processor and an old BIOS whose code was not written > for the new processor. Simply flashing the system with the latest BIOS > usually fixes such issues. I don't see that mentioned above. Before > installing the new Asus board, I suggest putting the E5200 back in. > Confirm everything works as it did before relating to power switch, > device detection, etc. If it works, flash with the latest BIOS. Reboot > and verify new BIOS is working. If so, power down and install the > E8400. The problems should be gone.
Thanks for your answer. I already installed my new board and everything is fine. I tried E5200 and old motherboard lives again. So my old board clearly not handle E8400. So bad. My new motherboard handle E8400 and knows VT which is great. > I might be able to give you definitive information but you didn't state > your current mobo make/model. This problem is likely documented in the > errata, along with the solution, which is likely "upgrade to BIOS > version x.xx.xxx or later". It's a Fujitsu-Siemens G31T-M2 manufactured by ECS but no such board on ECS site. I flashed the last BIOS some years ago as BIOS is from 2008 and no success. Fujitsu support wrote an email that Linux and E8400 is not supported by them. Bye, a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capkuxveas+ouim5bttftke1kev7rkvzu2qk1ouz49nln_v0...@mail.gmail.com
