On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 21:52 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > On Thursday 05 January 2006 9:42 pm, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 21:21 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > > Gregory P. Ennis writes: > > > > List, > > > > > > > > I installed an FC4 desktop system on a 500 mh hp pavillion without much > > > > difficulty. After the updates were done and I started tweaking some > > > > user stuff I started having failures with some error reporting on the > > > > terminal screen as the system craters. > > > > > > > > If any of you can help me decide to use this PC as a small boat anchor > > > > or to replace the CPU etc I would appreciate your help. > > > > > > > > The errors are as follows: > > > > > > > > CPU 0: Machine Check Exception 0000000000000004 > > > > Bank 4: b200000000040151 > > > > [<c011a858>] panic+0x45/0x1b4 > > > > [<c011b1ea>] printk+0x1b/ox1f > > > > [<c010b223>] intel_p6_mccheck_init+0x0/0xc5 > > > > [<c010b06c>] intel_machine_check+0x0/0x1b7 > > > > [<c01030cb>] error_code+0x4f/0x54 > > > > > > Boat anchor, but you can try replacing the RAM. No promises. > > > > Sam, > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > I tested memory with memtest86 for over 24 hours with no failures. > > > > Maybe it is time to go fishing :) > > > > Tell me where - I'll come out with a net. Seriously, the machine isn't going > to run the latest and the greatest, but it can still be useful. Try > MEPISlite, for example - lots of distros out there that are made to run on > older machines - dyne:bolic is another that comes to mind. > -- > Claude Jones > Bluemont, VA, USA Claude, I like the fly-fishing in Montana and Wyoming!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your suggestion... had not thought of doing that. The Fedora installation went smoothly, and the application software with the FC4 package seems to work ok, although I have not tested everything. One time the unit failed using scp to copy files from a remote server. The other time this unit was just chunking away just being a server. MEPISlite looked interesting! Thanks again, Greg .
