Hi, I have trouble making Linux run smoothly on my new computer, components are:
MB : FIC PA-2013 (revision 2.0) CPU : K6-2-450 with huge fan on top of it. HD : IBM 15 Gb CD : CD-DVD Toshiba Sound : SB live (value) Video : AGP Diamond V770 TNT2 Modem : Actiontech PCI Linux : Debian Slink installation I installed both Linux and Win98 on it. I hate to admit it, but Linux crashes and Win98 runs flawlessly for hours and hours (till kids stop chasing monsters and go to bed ...), which make me think that hardware is OK, though I'm not sure how good Windoze argument is. With Linux I'm getting in all sorts of troubles. System locks usually few minutes after the reboot, and usually in IDE I/O operation. Actually it freezes very often when you run "fsck" or in the middle of dselect or at boot time when it checks local partitions. Things that I tried: memory test - ran many times OK kernel compilation - no problem Turn in BIOS IDE into PIO mode 0 - does not help No CPU to PCI bursts (in BIOS) - does not help new kernel 2.2.13 - does not help No DMA in 2.2.13 (using hdparm) - does not help IDE VIA patch to 2.2.13 - does not help I pretty much ran out of ideas, so if someone have close configuration and can comment on that I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you, Sasha.
