[ale] final plea for help (more kernel panic info)

[elanda at xeme.com (Ed Landa)]

> I don't think it's a hard drive or IDE controller thing, my gut feeling is
> that it's memory or CPU.  I say this b/c I can do normal disk IO and

> How, at this point, can I diagnose whether it's hardware or software? Any
> help, feedback, or assistance in understanding what I'm looking at when

Grab a copy of memtest86 (http://www.memtest86.com/).  This code will give your
memory an incredible workout.  If you've got bad memory, it will let you know.

We just fixed a machine today that was spewing kernel panics when trying to
install Redhat.  Looked like a CPU issue because of the wording of the panic,
but memtest showed a big splotch of bad memory.  Took that DIMM out and it is
running like a champ.

Ed


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