On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 09:29, Saravana Kumar wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > > On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 22:02, Saravana Kumar wrote: > >> hi list, > >> > >> I am using RedHat 9 (2.4.20-8) in my HP Proliant ML150 (Intel 7501, Xeon > >> 2.4 G,512 MB RAM) machine. > >> > >> I am struggled hard to install. The installation went wrong many times. I > >> don'd know why? I am installing from the NFS server. Then atlast > >> everything worked. I finished installing(With RAID1). After doing all my > >> configs(qmail, apache,php, nfs etc), all of a sudden the system hang. > >> capslock and scroll lock LEDs start blinking. Couldn't do anything and > >> switched off the syste. After i restart it went into maintenance mode. > >> All the partitions were corrupted. I couldn't retrive any of the > >> information. > >> > >> Then i reinstalled the system without RAID. Again, same problem. but this > >> time the system could recover the partitions and started. When i checked > >> the logs i saw this: > >> > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: VM: killing process kdeinit > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap offset entry > >> 409ee800 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap offset entry > >> 40a1f600 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 last message repeated 2 times > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 35343432 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 36303030 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 39393730 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202030 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20314120 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 31393420 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 40fe5160 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap offset entry > >> 409ee800 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap offset entry > >> 40a1f600 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 last message repeated 2 times > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 35343432 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 36303030 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> Jul 9 22:48:16 proliant1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap file entry 20202020 > >> > >> Googled and found nothing. where should i search for help. > >> > >> Any help, regarding this. > >> thanks, > >> > > ---- > > I would try the memtest - I know it's offered as part of install when > > booted from CD - can't you boot from CD? Is the CD drive SCSI and you > > can't figure out how to boot from it? If so, check with HP > > documentation. > > > > RAID or not, shouldn't make a difference. > > > > Craig > > > > > Thanks Craig. I tried this just now with a bootable memtest floppy. > This is what i got from the test: > > I was doing a standard test. > I heared continous beeps during test#2 > The system hanged at test #7. I rebooted(hard boot) tried with test#7 alone. > Again the system hanged. I did this thrice without success. What does this > mean? Any idea? Does this indicate a problem with RAM? ---- I think that the inference can be drawn that the RAM is a problem - at least enough of a problem to try other RAM. You are using pin registered ECC RAM right? Craig -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
