From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266528AbUGPMP3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:15:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266532AbUGPMP3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:15:29 -0400 Received: from burro.logi-track.com ([213.239.193.212]:6803 "EHLO mail.logi-track.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266528AbUGPMPY convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:15:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:15:21 +0200 From: Markus Schaber Cc: Gene Heskett , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: New mobo question Message-Id: <20040716141521.02c5422f@kingfisher.intern.logi-track.com> In-Reply-To: <20040716112007.GA14641@taniwha.stupidest.org> References: <200407160552.27074.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <20040716112007.GA14641@taniwha.stupidest.org> Organization: logi-track ag, =?ISO-8859-15?Q?z=FCrich?= X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-pc-linux-gnu) X-Face: Nx5T&>Nj$VrVPv}sC3IL&)TqHHOKCz/|)R$i"*r@w0{*I6w;UNU_hdl1J4NI_m{IMztq=>cmM}1gCLbAF+9\#CGkG8}Y{x%SuQ>1#t:;Z(|\qdd[i]HStki~#w1$TPF}:0w-7"S\Ev|_a$K wrote: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 05:52:27AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > I've ordered a new mobo as I'm having what appears to be data bus > > problems with this one after a rather spectacular failure of a > > gforce2 video card, memtest86 says I have a lot of errors where > > 00000020 was written, but 00000000 came back, at semi-random > > locations scattered thoughout half a gig of dimms running at half > > their rated DDR266 speed. The last nibble of the address is always > > zero, and the next nibble is always even. > > Get the board replaced. Read his first sentence and you will see that he has already ordered a new board. > > Is there a way to prebuild a kernel that will run on both boards?, > > this older board is a VIA82686/VIA8233 based board, a Biostar M7VIB. > > If I read you correctly you're getting random corruptions all over the > place so there isn't much you an do. As far as I read him, he wants to build a kernel that runs on his new board as well as on his old board. Basically, he has to just compile a kernel that includes hardware support for both chipsets, and all of the other hardware that is on the boards. For processor selection, he should find the best compromise between both processors (so try to select one that has all features that both real processors have in common), and he might try the generic X86 optimizations, too. HTH, Markus -- markus schaber | dipl. informatiker logi-track ag | rennweg 14-16 | ch 8001 zürich phone +41-43-888 62 52 | fax +41-43-888 62 53 mailto:schabios@logi-track.com | www.logi-track.com