From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 3 16:59:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA23687 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 3 Mar 1996 16:59:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA23682 Sun, 3 Mar 1996 16:59:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA09378; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:29:43 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603040059.LAA09378@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Kernel panic installing FreeBSD 2.1 To: Kevin.Quinlan@isltd.insignia.com (Kevin Quinlan) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:29:42 +1030 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20166.9603031704@ferrari.isltd.insignia.com> from "Kevin Quinlan" at Mar 3, 96 05:04:57 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Kevin Quinlan stands accused of saying: > Thanks for all your help recently with our FreeBSD 2.1 install problem. > > The problem is not yet fixed, but I think we are narrowing in on it. > > Just a quick recap: our PCI P100 machine, with Seagate drives, Panasonic > CDROM on a Buslogic 946C SCSI controller, with 3C509 ethernet and 32Mb Ah! More details; which PCI chipset? Have you tried using another SCSI controller (the 946 has a long history of causing problems)? > > I would actually be suspecting your RAM, your cache or your motherboard > > chipset. > > We have tried a different motherboard with and without cache without success. > > The RAM has not been changed (yet). What speed DRAMs? > Kevin Quinlan Thanks for the update. It's depressing how hard it is to get working hardware these days 8( -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[