Hello, Mick. On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 22:46:14 +0100, Mick wrote: > On Monday 10 Apr 2017 21:24:21 Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > Another idea I've had is that I've got duff RAM. The various bootable > > images that crash don't always crash in _exactly_ the same places. And > > the BIOS mouse and keyboard freezing up don't inspire confidence. I do > > hope it's not the RAM; I'd probably have to remove the processor cooler > > just to be able to get at the RAM sticks. :-( > > > > > HTH. > A quick test would be to remove one RAM module at a time and try to boot like > that. If you succeed you have the culprit module in your hand. If not, > rinse > and repeat. I did this. The machine didn't hang when it only had one RAM stick in - either RAM stick, it didn't matter. The slot on the MB it was in didn't make a difference, either. What solved this problem was updating the BIOS. As I said in my reply to Alan G., the MB I bought was really duff. I've almost got Gentoo installed on it, now. > -- > Regards, > Mick -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
