From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Oct 18 5:18:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8F0337B401 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 05:18:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6562143E77 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 05:18:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g9IBhUFu043199; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:43:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g9IBhUg9043198; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:43:30 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:43:30 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Josh Tolbert Cc: Andrew Gallatin , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Machine Check when booting dqa0? Message-ID: <20021018134330.B43173@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <15790.54958.628923.428888@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> <20021018034632.E42572-100000@view.scoundrelz.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20021018034632.E42572-100000@view.scoundrelz.net>; from hemi@scoundrelz.net on Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 03:48:22AM -0500 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-RC X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 03:48:22AM -0500, Josh Tolbert wrote: EDO RAM?? I'm 99% sure this box uses FPM ECC RAMS, not EDO. > Hi Andrew, > I tried booting from IDE immediately after the power-on, but got > the same result every time I tried. > The exact machine error is a "660 Machine Check," which from my > searching indicates a memory error. Can anyone verify this, and if so is > there any way to determine if the problem is board-related or > memory-related without swapping the RAM around? I don't have too many EDO > ECC SIMMs laying around. > Also, is there any place (besides ebay) to find something like a > UP1000 Alpha motherboard for a reasonable price? > > Thanks, > Josh > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > > > > Have you tried power-cycling the box before attempting to boot? > > > > On some machines (my up1000 for example), IDE works great the first > > time after a cold boot, and then fails upon reboot. (I just get the > > timeout messages, not a machine check). FWIW, I think we're not > > putting something back the way SRM likes it. > > > > Drew > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message