Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 04:42:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> To: Donald and Rosalyn Fast <d_rfast@telus.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Widespread panics on install of 4.0 -solved (at least partly) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005270436310.75311-100000@web2.sea.nwserv.com> In-Reply-To: <000001bfc785$ce4269e0$9232e8d8@bc.hsia.telus.net>
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On Fri, 26 May 2000, Donald and Rosalyn Fast wrote: > Thanks Jim, > > I changed the BIOS timing for memory to be less aggressive - still no success in installing. > I removed case cover, and put a portable fan blowing over CPU this lowered CPU temp from > 49 deg C to 34 deg C and MB temp from 35 deg C to 24 deg C and SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED. > > It is time for a small hardware upgrade of a new case and cooling fan(s). > > I then configured and browsed FreeBSD for 30 minutes until I got a panic when installing > GNOME (after installing multiple dependencies, but not yet finished). > (successfully ran fsck to fix the damage) > > 30 minutes is about twice as long as any previous use. So I think I am getting somewhere. > > thanks again, Wow, after lowering my clock speed, I didn't think that heating was that big of a problem. Glad to hear things are at least installing now. However, I think you are going to have to lower your cpu clock speed (ie the cpu multiplier) for this thing to work reliably. I am curious as to just how much. Jim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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