Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:43:05 -0400 From: Frank Solensky <frank@solensky.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Fatal Trap 19" on initial install Message-ID: <1206214985.5737.2.camel@frank-laptop> In-Reply-To: <47E54B16.2070405@FreeBSD.org> References: <1206206674.5811.22.camel@frank-laptop> <47E54B16.2070405@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 19:08 +0100, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Frank Solensky wrote: > > .. I believe the "RAM parity error" is a red herring: I haven't > > had any problems running Linux or Vista on this machine and running > > Memtest86+ overnight didn't turn up any problems. > > > > http://updraft3.jp.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=i386/107564 appears > > to be similar but unresolved. > > ... > > Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.. > > The other OSes may be recovering (with performance penalty) from your > RAM errors due to additional code not present in FreeBSD. In my > experience this error is not a red herring, it indicates a real problem > with your memory. What form of memory testing does the install process use? Or is there some way to get more specific info about where the failure is occuring? It'll be easier for me to work with the manufacturer if I can give them more info about the failure.
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