Re: Computer freezes frequently. What is wrong?
Hello,
I have had similar problems with Debian kernels post 2.6.5. I am
running these kernels on a IBM Thinkcenter (I think a M50). The
computer runs fine for a while after rebooting, but as soon as its
left idle for a while, the computer slows down to a crawl. After that
every keyboard or mouse click take 10-15s to process. Rebooting was so
slow that I had to do a hard reset. But kernels previous to 2.6.5 work
fine, and the 2.4 series kernels run excellent.
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:44:35 -0600, astrid jurgensen
<ajurgensen@mail.src.wisc.edu> wrote:
> Memtest86 did not find any errors.
> I ran the standard tests 37 times using the MemMap=e820-Std default setting and 12 times using the MemMap=Probed setting. In both cases, no errors were detected. I also ran the bit-fade test (Test #9) 5 times with MemMap=e820-Std. Again there were no errors.
> When I tried the standard tests using the MemMap=820-All option, I got a huge number of consecutive addresses reported as bad. this suggests that Memtest86 is confused about the size of memory, and hence testing non-existent memory, rather than the presence of a genuine memory problem.
>
> Note:
> If I choose option 9 (Adv. Options) in the configuration menu of Memtest86, I get the on screen response:
> Chipset Not supported !
> Are these advanced options only for ECC support, or does the above message mean that Memtest86 cannot handle my chipset, despite the claim that it is designed to work for all chipsets?
>
> I have a ATi Radeon 9100 IGP chipset in the machine.
>
> Cheers,
> Astrid.
> .
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >While it is possible that it has something to do with the debian
> >installation, e.g. maybe the kernel has an option built-in which makes
> >the computer unhappy, IME, random lock-ups of this type are almost
> >always a sign of bad memory.
> >
> >I would highly recommend making a memtest86 boot CD-ROM and running
> >memtest to see what happens.
> >
> >If you have access to some memory dimm's trying swapping out memory.
> >
> >if you have more than 1 dimm, try using one at a time and see if
> >the behavior changes.
> >
> >
> >brian
> >
> >
> >
>
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