FWIW, I had the same problem, (compile would hang, no error, no message, nothing), while installing a dual AMD64 system last week. I got past it by using kernel switches to force single CPU (nosmp), and disabling the apic (noapic), during the install. Don't know for sure which switch resolved it, or if they were both needed. May not help you, but thought I'd mention it just in case.
Regards, Bob Young -----Original Message----- From: bruce harding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:13 PM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] possible defective memory On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 03:16:52 +0200 "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 09 October 2005 03:08, bruce harding wrote: > > I've got 2 sticks of Kingston HyperX 3200 DDR Registered & ECC. Is > > it possible that this if I ran memtest86+ for 2 days straight and > > found no error that the memory could still be defective? > > > > I ask because I can't get a complete compile of glibc. I have to > > restart the process at lease 3 times before the compile will > > complete. > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > -- > > yes it is completly possible. > > But it is also possible, that your PSU is not powerfull enough. A big > compile needs a lot of processing power and stresses the ram, so a > lot of current is needed - and some PSUs aren't able to cope with > such a load -exspecially if they are cheap and/or a little bit older. > Try another PSU, do you still have problems, RMA the ram. > > Memtest86(+) is known not to find all errors. Actually, I'm on my third PSU I now own a dual rail, 650watt SilverStone. And I don't get any errors. The compile just appears to stop, but if I do "top" the thread for the compile is running at 90%. I got off the phone with Kingston and they are going to replace the ram. I hope that solves my problem. == bruce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
