On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 01:32:30AM -0800, Fabrizio Diversi wrote: Hi,
> my problem "seems" related to memory fault, infact > launching lxx with -m 64 (instead of -m 80) everything > works fine . > > My Q60 memory is composed by 2 simm 64+16 , i will > replace the second 16 with a 64MB one (128 MB) and > I'll let you know. > Could you tell me the specification of RAM i need to > buy , can i assume that a normal ps2 ram is ok ? > > At the beginning of the mail i said "it seems" because > I am still not able to install Linux directly on Q60 > (not using the Q40 and then move the HD !) using the > normal Q40 Linux CD. Independently from RAM used , it > is the same with -m 16 (or 32 or 64) two things does > not work : > 1 - mke2fs stop generate a simple "BUS ERROR" message > , nothing else. > 2 - ntsysv program does not start > I suspect a problem using kernel 2.4.17 to start the > installation with the modules of 2.2 Kernel of the Q40 > CD the mke2fs problem still points to HW, it could be bad IDE-if but right now your prime suspect is the memory. Did you take out the faulty chip? Test the memory very thoroughly to rule out problems.. I will email you a memory tester tomorow. Until then 'e2fsck -f ..' is a good indicator of trouble. Probably Peter has more advice about this. > Conclusion: am I totally wrong if i suspect something > wrong with the fact of using in my Q60 TWO ISA/IDE > cards generate problems (interrupt or else) ? not easy to rule out.. there are many possibilities to get ports or interrupt conflicts. I have also had a flaky io card and the symptoms were similar to yours. Otherwise I am using 2 ISA/IDE cards + 1 ethernet card and don't have any problems for more than a year so it certainly can work stable. > Last but not least : could someone of you ZIP your > last Linux distribution for the Q60 and put it > somewhere on the net ? . I mean something like > Slackware distribution , ZIPSLACK, a zipped > distribution ready to be unzipped and usable instead > of install it. I have no problem with fast internet > connection. > I am asking this because it is not so easy the upgrade > of the Linux distribution using the last rpm. Mine is roughly 2 GB at the moment, I will rather work to update the installation procedure somehow.. it has to be done anyway. Richard
