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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!nntp.newsfirst.com!nntp.crosslink.net!news.magicnet.net!news.cdsnet.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-ana-24.sprintlink.net!globe.plus.com!lurch.sccsi.com!news.sccsi.com!nuchat!not-for-mail From: gclarkii@main.gbdata.com (Gary Clark II) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Am5x86 Date: 9 Aug 1996 06:50:48 -0500 Organization: GB Data Systems (ISP, ICP and FreeBSD consulting) Lines: 24 Message-ID: <4uf8mo$ium@main.gbdata.com> References: <fred-0808961614150001@st-ursen.lightside.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: gb2.brewich.com In article <fred-0808961614150001@st-ursen.lightside.net>, Fred Condo <fred@lightside.net> wrote: >So is FreeBSD definitively compatible with the 586 chip? I am not having >any luck installing 2.1.5 on my 586 system. The installation keeps >crashing with memory faults and error 11's. The system memory self-test >passes, however. > Hello, This can be sign of either bad memory OR a bad cache. You may want to disable your external cache and try again. NOTE: FreeBSD will stress your memory many times harder than either your self test or MS-windows. Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups mail info@GBData.COM for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/freebsd-faq.ascii