2005-02-04

strredwolf: (Default)
2005-02-04 12:33 am

Hardware update...

Aquin is doing better now, thank you for asking.  I thought I had some memory issues (the old sticks of 72-pins giving up the ghost).  I'm not sure now.

I'm compiling up Linux 2.6.10 on aquin at this time.  Initially, there was some problems -- GCC would report a Segfault in exactly the same file.  Given that the hardware was donated by a in-state fur, I went in and swapped the memory out with stuff I had.  I also checked the Pentium chip in there, which I had assumed was a P-100Mhz, instead of the 75Mhz the guy said.  Popped off the heatsink, and... lo and behold, it is a 75Mhz Pentium there.  The motherboard was set wrong.  Set the jumper back over, and it's compiling slower, but safely this time.

At least it has PCI slots.
strredwolf: (Human)
2005-02-04 02:31 pm

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Whee!!! Turns out I had a Pentium 100Mhz proccessor on hand.  I'm now recompiling the kernel to stress-test it again.  If it works, I'll have a nice system to test stuff on.  Too bad I had to junk an ethernet card.  I forget if I fried it a few years ago, but another's working.