Jeff Quast [af.dingo@gmail.com] wrote:
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> On Nov 12, 2007 7:25 PM, Nick Guenther <kousue@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I just installed an old compaq desktop that I intend to use as a
> > Stopped at      pmap_enter+0xaf:                movl    0(%edx,%eax,4),%eax
> > ddb> trace
> > pmap_enter(d69c7a2c, 1c022000, 2353000,5,20,1c027000,da433ea4,0) at
> > pmap_enter+0xaf
> > uvm_fault(d687875c,1c023000,0,1,da3efea0) at uvm_fault+0xd0c
> > trap() at trap+0x269
> 
> every fault i've had in the area of pmap on i386 has been due to bad
> ram, at least 6 or more times in my experience with garbage resecued
> machines.

There's a pretty quick knee-jerk reaction on this list that "your hardware
is bad" even when the problem isn't obvious.  However, i'd have to agree
here.

Chris