On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:39:41 -0500, Mike Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:23:50 +0100 (MET), Ulrich Teichert > > Could you try to format them before dd'ing on them, like fdformat > > /dev/fd0h1440? > > I am not sure if that will change anything, though. > > Will do.
Done - no difference. Same message. Written multiple images, multiple times on multiple machine. Each one with the same result. At least I'm not completely alone, I found this: http://wikihip.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/RS6000/KernelTestsOn43P240 exact same error. > > > > I am begining to believe that there is some sort of hardware problem with > > your > > box or it is an upgraded version which was a -140 in it's previous life, > > but my > > -140 is rock solid with Leigh's 2.4.19 kernel - once it's up, that is. > > I will leave it running tonight to see what happens, > > > > HTH, > > Uli > > I am starting to believe this as well. I'm going to see if I can get > some history on the machine from before it was shelved. As well, I > know there is a second machine, I'm going to see if I can swap this > one for that one and see if the same issues exist. > > MikeMartin > The machine was working fine under AIX when it was decomissioned. It had some issues with a disk going bad due to heat (blocked vents). But once they were cleared there were no issues. I am going to try the other machine. I'll keep my finger's crossed. MikeMartin