Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:11:18 -0700 From: "Donald and Rosalyn Fast" <d_rfast@telus.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Widespread panics on install of 4.0 Message-ID: <000001bfc6d0$d2ce5ce0$9232e8d8@bc.hsia.telus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005252135370.73231-100000@web2.sea.nwserv.com>
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Jim, Yes, it is all on the same hardware. Yes, there is adequate CPU cooling (there wasn't initially so I installed a new heatsink with thermal compound). Motherboard monitors and it runs around 45-49 deg C. (MB temp runs about 35 deg C) It is certainly worth a try (tomorrow) to lower the speed and see if it improves the installation. Right now, I don't remember the CPU speed x multiplier settings in use. thanks for pointing something to try (tomorrow). > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jim Freeze > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:57 PM > To: Donald and Rosalyn Fast > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Widespread panics on install of 4.0 > > > > > On Thu, 25 May 2000, Donald and Rosalyn Fast wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I hope someone can point out a way to install v4 on my machine. > > 2 (distant) choice) hardware replacement suggestions. > > > > I have set of v3.1 CDs (which came with a recently purchased Complete FreeBSD 2nd ed). > > This version will install properly and work. > > Is this on the same hardware? > > > When attempting to install ( with msdos, ftp or CD-ROM) v4.0 various panic situations > > arise. All install methods will configure (both with and without an initial kernel config) > > and start the installation (of # 9 X-User ). At various points during the install the > > system panics and FreeBSD is then not bootable. try again (or boot into windows, search > > and reread information on the web). > > > > Is there anything that needs to be changed for AMD K6(2)-400? > > > > panic: page fault > > syncing disks ... 471 [repeated 20 times] > > giving up on 246 buffers > > uptime: 10m47s > > > > MSDOS (4-20000520-stable, also tried 4.0-RELEASE) > > from c:\freeBSD folder > > panic: ffs_valloc: dup alloc > > syncing disks 188 162 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 (total of 17 x 1) > > uptime: 6m54s > > > > Whoa, this is deja-vu. I built my own system. > First I started with a K6/2-350, but the thing kept having problems. > I replaced the motherboard, thought it was bad, still had panics. Then the > sales guy noticed that I was running the bus speed at 95Mhz (which the > K6 manual says to). He thought that was the cause of the problem since he > had reports from 'those in the know' that the chip couldn't actually > handle that speed. So I clocked it at 66MHz, still had problems. > > Finally I got fed up with that chip and bought a K6/2-450 (1 month > later it was only $20 more). This chip was > supposed to be better. But, still, panic problems. Now this computer guy > was somewhat informed, but he wasn't an EE. He did not use thermal puddy > between the chip and the fan. So I figure that the chip may be thermally > challenged. Then I got some help from this list (can't remember who) who > said that their K6 was frequency challenged, and clocked their 450 down > to 300MHz and then it worked 100%. > > I decided to try it in stages, so I clocked mine down to 400MHz. It > worked! The chip stabalized. Now, I did not take the time to verify if it > was thermal and/or frequency problems--I didn't care as long as I could > get it to work. > > > Donald Fast > > a not-yet-successful user of FreeBSD > > So, short of getting a real pentium chip, lower the clock on your K6, make > sure there is thermal compound between the fan and the cpu and > give it a whirl. Hopefully this make you a successful FreeBSD user. > > > Processor Type: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor > > For grins, I renamed my computer eeyore. Now I always remember that its a > little slow. > > Good luck > > ============================================ > Jim Freeze > jim@freeze.org > www.freeze.org > -------------- > Save on CDs, DVDs and Books till May 31 2000 > $10 Off a purchase of $30 and > $33 Off a purchase of $100. > Visit www.freeze.org > ============================================ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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