On 14 January 2012, at 18:11, _ wrote: > Memory is a rather broad term. If by memory you mean RAM, you could replace > your current RAM with another chip, supposing you have one around. > > An interesting read on "Double Fault" is: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_fault > > According to it, that would rather point to a software than a hardware > related problem. > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Doug Hardie <bc...@lafn.org> wrote: > I have a pretty old desktop that has been around quite awhile. It has > started periodic crashes. No log messages. However, the core status files > all show "double fault". I am confident this is a hardware issue, but is > there any easy way to determine if its power or memory related? Those are > the primary candidates although memory is also possible. We really need to > replace the entire unit, but that might be a bit more salable if I can > present convincing evidence of the cause of the problem.
I doubt if its a direct software fault. The system is running 7.2 and has been running that for several years without any problems. Nothing has been changed on it. However, a memory fault could easily end up in the kernel thus making it look like a software problem. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
