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Date:      Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:06:30 -0500
From:      Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 5.3-RELEASE crashes during make buildworld (and other problems)
Message-ID:  <557348B4-6906-11D9-B522-000A95D14982@khera.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050113094624.GD79646@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
References:  <41E36760.2090609@updegrove.net> <44fz18m5k4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <41E59844.6000805@updegrove.net> <20050113094624.GD79646@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>

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On Jan 13, 2005, at 4:46 AM, Peter Jeremy wrote:

> That doesn't totally rule out hardware.  Pattern-sensitive memory
> problems may not show up on different operating systems (or even
> different kernels).  That said, based on the trap information, I'd
> look at a software cause first.

Indeed.  I once had a box that would run Linux 100% stable under any 
load for months on end, but with BSD/OS it would crap out (random 
processes fail) after a max of 3 weeks requiring a reboot.

Never rule out bad hardware, especially with PC crap.



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