Seg faults

[Harry G]

On Thu January 22 2004 09:05 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Harry G wrote:
> > I have a new system and did a fresh install of Libranet 2.8.1.  I am
> > getting TONS of seg faults on almost all programs I am trying to run,
> > including dpkg.
> >
> > I suspect a memory problem (Kensington 512meg).  I have been running a
> > memtest for about 10 hours now, but nothing shows.
>
> How many full passes have finished in those 10 hours?  The amount of time
> is really irrelevant, its the number of passes that counts with
> memtest86. If its already done at least two full passes without any error
> detection, then odds are a different component is faulty.  My money would
> be on the CPU, however i've also seen cases where the mobo or power
> supply were at fault.  At any rate, you could try using CTCS (Cerberus)
> (search on freshmeat to better pin down the source of the problem.
>
> However, if this is a brand new box, i'd just return it to the vendor,
> rather than wasting time trying to diagnose a hardware problem that they
> should have caught in burn-in prior to the sale.

My first home brewed unit.  I have a 2nd CPU I can try.  I am not at the 
site right now to see the results.  Will advise.

Thanks!

Harry G