From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 08:17:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 08:17:31 -0500 Received: from web13902.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.175.28]:13321 "HELO web13902.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 08:17:14 -0500 Message-ID: <20011206131713.15051.qmail@web13902.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 05:17:13 -0800 (PST) From: Jorge Carminati Subject: Re: Kernel freezing.... To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- Alan Cox wrote: > > The problem is that after a couple of minutes of use it starts to > > dump kernel messages, and it ends freezing completely. Almost all > the > > time I ran in init 1 mode (single user). > > That does look like ram problems. Either somethign scribbling on RAM > it > shouldnt or Thanks Alan, IŽll test tonight the ram with memtest86. Any suggested setting for memtest86 ?. > > > P.S.: The notebook works fine under Windows XP, just to discard a > HW > > failure. > > Proves nothing. Linux and Windows tend to allocate critical data in > very > different places in RAM. Give it an overnight run with memtest86 and > see > what pops up Ok, understood. Regards, Jorge Carminati. P.S.: Please for any answer cc to jcarminati@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com