Via chipset KT133 and system instability

[Tim Wunder]

On 12/23/2002 4:24 PM, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote:
> 
>> Anyone running an AMD-based board with a Via KT133 chipset? I've
>> been experiencing a significant amount of system instabilty (X
>> crashing, SRPM rebuilds failing with internal compiler errors,
>> running kmix locking the system) and was leaning toward bad RAM
>> being the culprit. But as I've been googling, I've found several
>> references to the KT133 chipset, and the VT82C686 Southbrisge
>> wreaking havoc.
>> 
>> I'll be updating my motherboard's BIOS tonight (an ABIT KT7A) and
>> replacing the RAM to see if that helps, but any insight y'all could
>> provide would be helpfull, especially if your running on a mobo
>> with a VIA chipset. I'm currently running RH8's stock Athlon
>> kernel, but would be willing to compile a new kernel if that would
>> help fix things.
> 
> 
> Another datapoint to consider is that RH8 isn't exactly famous for
> its stability.  Can you reliably reproduce the instability, or is it
> seemingly random?
> 

Seemingly random, although going to http://www.backbayguide.com/newwine.htm in Mozilla seems to crash X fairly regularly.