On 1/5/06, Gregory P. Ennis <PoMec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 19:34 -0800, Kam Leo wrote: > > On 1/5/06, Gregory P. Ennis <PoMec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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 > > > . > > > > Have you check the insides of that old box? Heat buildup may be the > > cause of your problem. Make sure there is proper ventilation. Blowing > > out crud, vacuuming out the dust, and reseating the memory modules > > will help. > > Kam, > > It seems to be ventilated well...actually better than my newer PC. I > have not reseated the memory .... that is a good idea..., but memtest86 > did not produce any errors. I would like to make this box usable. > > Greg > Memtest does not test your entire system. The cpu, hard drive and graphics display are not being stressed at the same time as the memory.
