RE: CPU failures ... or something else ?

From: Joseph D. Wagner (wagnerjd@prodigy.net)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 01:08:36 EST


> I thought it was significant that I am
> running 2.4.1 on _identical_ hardware
> without problems - presumably if that
> is the case then running 2.4.16 on the
> same hardware should be fine as well
> (in terms of a buggy board) - therefore
> I suspect bad hardware.
>
> Is this good reasoning?

ABSOLUTELY NOT! I've been monitoring this list long enough to know that bug
HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN NEWER KERNEL VERSION that make things that worked in
older versions not work in new versions.

Run 2.4.20 and if you still have problems then try that one guy's advice who
said to disable Machine Check Exceptions.

Joseph Wagner

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