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From: Leon Kaplan <kaplan@CSlab.tuwien.ac.at>
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Subject: Re: Page faults during installation
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Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 22:23:07 +0200 (MET DST)
In-Reply-To: <320A61D0.3D34@gulf.net> from "Gary Bond" at Aug 8, 96 02:53:20 pm
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Hi!

Just a followup question to:
> 
> Werner Griessl wrote:
> > 
> > > I have BSDisc release 2.1.0 and I keep getting page fault errors at
> > > different stages during the installation with the disc resyncing
> > > and then a susequent reboot. This has happened on about 20 different
> > > attempts to install from cdrom , hard drive patition, and diskette.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cyrix DX266 , 16MB 60ns ram , have allowed 1 GB for bsd on the hard
> > > drive. LeadingEDGE Fortive 5000 computer.
> > >
> > > Is this infomagic release a bad cdrom to install from??
> > > New to BSD.   Thanks, gary
> > >
> > 
> > Hi Gary,
> > Try to use the bios defaults for your board.
> > Perhaps you have "overtuned" your bios settings.
> > Another reasons are bad cache or memory modules.
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > Werner
> Thanks Werner,
>  I had just bought new memory that worked fine under windows but
> not so good for BSD unix. Put my old memory in and it went off
> without a hitch.
> 
> Thanks again, gary
> 
Are non-parity RAMs ok with FreeBSD? Is there any FAQ describing which
RAMs are considered FreeBSD compliant and which ones should be avoided?


Thx,
Leon Aaron Kaplan.