New CPU or Boat Anchor

[Claude Jones]

On Thursday 05 January 2006 9:42 pm, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 21:21 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > Gregory P. Ennis writes:
> > > List,
> > >
> > > I installed an FC4 desktop system on a 500 mh hp pavillion without much
> > > difficulty.  After the updates were done and I started tweaking some
> > > user stuff I started having failures with some error reporting on the
> > > terminal screen as the system craters.
> > >
> > > If any of you can help me decide to use this PC as a small boat anchor
> > > or to replace the CPU etc I would appreciate your help.
> > >
> > > The errors are as follows:
> > >
> > > CPU 0: Machine Check Exception 0000000000000004
> > > Bank 4: b200000000040151
> > > [<c011a858>] panic+0x45/0x1b4
> > > [<c011b1ea>] printk+0x1b/ox1f
> > > [<c010b223>] intel_p6_mccheck_init+0x0/0xc5
> > > [<c010b06c>] intel_machine_check+0x0/0x1b7
> > > [<c01030cb>] error_code+0x4f/0x54
> >
> > Boat anchor, but you can try replacing the RAM.  No promises.
>
> Sam,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I tested memory with memtest86 for over 24 hours with no failures.
>
> Maybe it is time to go fishing :)
>

Tell me where - I'll come out with a net. Seriously, the machine isn't going 
to run the latest and the greatest, but it can still be useful. Try 
MEPISlite, for example - lots of distros out there that are made to run on 
older machines - dyne:bolic is another that comes to mind. 
-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA