Re: i don't think its the RAM
On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 02:55:50PM +0200, Peter Sheldrick wrote:
> i just ran Memtest86+ v1.51 over the RAM and after two
> passes there where no Errors - so its unlikley that
> there is anything wrong with it.
>
> so:
> (1) the RAM is ok
> (2) its compatible with my mobo
>
> its not the RAM either!
Well doing some searches on the error message, it seems many RHEL users
have seen it too, and they supposedly made a kernel fix in late
september for it.
A few possible things to look at:
Try booting with acpi=off since apparently that often avoids the
problem.
There seems to be general concensus that this is a bios bug, and an
updated bios should be able to fix it (if the board maker knows to fix
it). Turning off acpi apparently avoids the buggy part of the bios on
many systems.
Another case where the message occours is in using an em64t kernel on an
amd, or using a k8 kernel on an intel. The generic kernel should work
on either.
Len Sorensen
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