Re: 1GB ram problems?

["STeve Andre'" <andres_(_at_)_msu_(_dot_)_edu>]

On Wednesday 10 November 2004 07:57 am, Dennis Nasarov wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I have two boxes with different hardware configuration but with 1Gb
> total RAM, and sure OpenBSD 3.6-current installed. So then boxes are
> heavy load (select * from 20Gb table for example) my boxes are hangs!
> Hangs = shutdown! :( Only OpenBSD fails! Linux and Solaris works
> EXCELLENT on this boxes... but OpenBSD with 1024 RAM FAILS! And... on
> the same boxes but with 512 RAM - OpenBSD works fine!! :( Any ideas?
>
> Memory is not corrupted - checked many times and with Linux and
> Solaris works fine. eh?

Despite what you're thinking, you have bad memory.  Get memtest and
run it for a solid day if you have to.  If 512M works but 1G doesn't, you
have a hardware problem.  I've been running with 1G for two years on
-current systems with no problems.

--STeve Andre'