[ale] [ALE] Hardware issues w/Linux

[Michael Trausch]

Ah, I wish serial ports still came standard... there is something to be said
for having bloody simple ports on computers.

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On Mar 5, 2011 3:20 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> This sounds like a chipset problem. A serial connection to console during
> boot will keep screen data. Look at what happened just before the panic.
If
> possible try different live CDs with different distros and especially
> different kernels.
> 64 bit accesses chipsets differently so a 32 bit may work fine.
> If 64 bit memtest runs fine them ram is most likely good.
> Also newest mobo with newest chipset is likely flaky on 6 month old live
cd.
> On Mar 5, 2011 10:16 AM, "Scott Castaline" <skotchman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Got a new MoBo from MSI the 890FXa-GD70, to replace my Gigabyte bd.
>> Transferred the AMD Phenom II X4 965, AData 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333, and
>> installed the HIS 5770. Attempted to boot and BAM! kernel panic. It boots
> 32
>> bit Live Linux fine, but cannot handle 64 bit. A 64 bit install DVD gives
>> the same results. Could this be a CPU chip problem, or even a RAM problem
>> that Memtest is not catching?
>>
>> Signed,
>> Desperate & Confused.
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