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

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

I just wish the person (not me) who purchased these computers had
realised this before this before they had bought 4 of them



On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 09:24, jlweaver wrote:
> 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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> >>
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Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxx>
Programmer Analyst
Inetic Web Development
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