[linux-help] Re: Bad Memory Was: Bad Swap caused my new video card?

[jlweaver <jlweaver@xxxxxxx>]

Some people are slow to come to the realization that HP computers are a 
bunch of s..t

Clint Brubakken wrote:

>I tried to get it to work with both video cards enabled, and emetest86
>still gave errors. I took out the vodoo and it works slow but study. HP
>or more accuratley SIS just seems to suck. 
>
>This vodoo card was working fine in a wintel dell box before I acquired
>it. 
>
>My suggestion would be never use a HP. In fact I want to get them to buy
>a Penguin Computing workstation, something that just works when I get
>it, so I can actually do my job effectively.
>
>
>
>On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 17:14, James Lancaster wrote:
>  
>
>>On Wednesday 29 January 2003 10:01, you wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>On 28 Jan 2003, Jonathan Hall wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Since he's using memtest86 when he gets the errors, and memtest86
>>>>doesn't use X Windows, then the answer is obviously yes--the errors DO
>>>>occur when not using X.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>it happened last night, X was crashed and logging caused more kernel
>>>errors. Also yesterday afternoon, the hard drive started clicking, and ls
>>>would hang. I unmounted the hard drive and set it horizintal , and
>>>that seemed to fix that, I doubt that would be caused by the video card,
>>>but maybe something I did when trying to get the <explitive deleted> case
>>>apart.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>My suggestions, in no particular order:
>>>>
>>>>Run memtest86 with the old video card in place.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>There were to setting I changed when I dissables the onboard video: I xset
>>>the VGA setting jumper (VEN_DIS) to disable, and the VGA interrupt
>>>selection to disable, which from the mother board discriptions the second
>>>should disable the "chipsets internal interrupt routing", I assume only
>>>for the onboard video only.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Try reenabling that, (VGA interrupt) that is likely the cause. 
>>
>>I have a V3 2000 in a box (won't be able to see for a while (maybe a day or 
>>more, though it is likely one of the smallest uptime boxes running linux, due 
>>to moving it physically) 
>>
>>also try lspci -vvv (I think -vv is max but not sure) and see what interrupt 
>>it has, and see if it is sharing it, and if the other video card is on there 
>>(should be but disabled, at least with a similar setup on the system above))
>>
>>
>>James L
>>
>>    
>>
>>>>Run memtest86 with another video card in place (get a cheap/free one if
>>>>you can)
>>>>Test the RAM in another machine.
>>>>Test the Voodoo 3 in another machine.
>>>>Try RAM from another machine in that box.
>>>>Check your BIOS settings.  Perhaps you can tweak your RAM and/or PCI
>>>>timings.
>>>>
>>>>Other questions:  What motherboard are you using?  What chipset does it
>>>>use?  What CPU and RAM configuration?
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>I am using a ASUS PSS-VN  with a K6-2 550 , i AM USING TO 128mb crucial
>>>brand dimms.
>>>      
>>>
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