> The machine is a Cyrix 6x86MX (no SMP) running RedHat 5.1 with most of the
> packages at either 5.2 or 6.0 versions. MTRR is enabled in the kernel but
> I haven't used it for anything yet so I would assume that it is not
> causing problems. I don't run X. No quotas.
Hmm, the only shot in the dark thing I can think of is the Cyrix chip; I run
tha 686MX here and it is perfect, but if you have marginal heatsink or fan
or other cooling issues, you may well see problems. Stick
/usr/sbin/set6x86 -s 0xc2 0x8
in your start-up scripts. It switches on power-save on HLT for the CPU.
If the problems go away or are reduced, odds on you have a cooling issue. Also,
check your RAM (swap it with that in a 'known good' box).
--
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it
flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
-- Matt Groening
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