I think someone posted a query on how to get the format error in /proc/cpuinfo mails to root to stop. If you replace /etc/cron.hourly/mcelog.cron with:
#!/bin/bash if echo $0|grep -q -e "-new_\|-old_"; then exit 0; fi # # Check for x86 arch # ARCH=`uname -m` case "${ARCH}" in (i386 | i486 | i586 | i686) /usr/sbin/mcelog --ignorenodev --filter >> /var/log/mcelog ;; (*) exit 0 ;; esac Note the /usr/sbin/mcelog line is possibly being wrapped by the mailer. Don't forget execute permissions. And match the old file ownership. I did not check to see if mcelog could be built to support PowerPC machine checks? ********** If I run: r-970 -b4 -s1|bzip2 -9v|dd bs=4b count=400000 of=/dev/null (stdin): 251610+148390 records in 251610+148390 records out 667248640 bytes (667 MB) copied, 714.568 seconds, 934 kB/s r-970 is a program that spews out random numbers. The -b4 sets the block size to 4 512 byte blocks. I do a setvbuf() to set the stream buffer in the code. Notice the x+y records in/out message from dd. On ALL other platforms I have run this, y is 0 like it is supposed to be (various x86, YDL 4). Also, this is on a dual 2.5 GHz G5. Takes about 12 minutes. When I first start it the cpu fans start running at high speed. Within 2 minutes they slow back down. This normal? This is one of the water cooled beasts. ********** Which brings me to my next question: For some reason last week I found myself searching the web for horror stories about toasted G5s from leaking cooling systems. How do I go about checking for leaks? I can't seem to figure out how to get this snazzy looking cover off? My "radiator" resembles an air conditioner heat exchanger more than an automotive radiator (Panasonic vs Delphi LCS?). kevin _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list yellowdog-general@lists.fixstars.com http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'