At 1:45 PM +0000 11/20/06, Timothy Murphy wrote: >On Monday 20 November 2006 03:08, Jeff Vian wrote: ... >> This description tells me that something is definitely not right with >> memory after the crash. Have you checked with memtest86 to see if that >> reports anything? > >Thanks for the suggestion - >I assumed the memory was OK since I have never had problems >with Windows XP or i386 Fedora. >But I've downloaded the memtest86+ rpm, >and will run this tonight. Just boot from the install CD and use it's memory test. >> You also might try reducing the speed of the memory and see if that has >> any affect. > >How do I reduce the memory speed? >Do you mean reduce the CPU speed with something like cpufreq? BIOS settings. Some "Advanced" page. ... >Yes, I haven't touched the CPU or heat sink. >Unfortunately I'm not sure how to measure the CPU temperature. >I'm compiled a kernel with ACPI=>Processor=>Thermal Zone enabled, >but it doesn't seem to show anything in /proc/acpi on this machine. ... Use lmsensors, or look in the BIOS settings. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' The Great Writ <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' is no more. <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
