diagnosing possible hardware problem

[Dotan Cohen]

On 13/10/06, Felix Miata <mrmazda at ij.net> wrote:
> I've been having all kinds of strange problems installing and using ubuntu
> and its various desktop flavors on 3 i440BX systems for over a week and a
> half. Most of the problems seem to be connected to one of the 3 HDs I've
> used, even though I've run the Seatools diagnostic program on it, which
> claims there is no problem with the device. A new 80 pin cable changed
> nothing. I've also run memtest86+ for over 8 hours without errors. The
> various errors include, but are not limited to:
>
> installer packaging errors
> installer can't find kernel to install
> apt-get/dpkg errors (e.g. tarfile corruption)
> file not found errors
> CRC errors
>
> I was not able to get a working installation without using the installation
> kernel parameters acpi=off and ide=nodma. I haven't been able to find any
> clues in /var/log anywhere, but I tend to think most of the errors are (old)
> hardware compatibility issues with their main root in the Seagate HD.
>
> Right now I have the Xubuntu desktop running, and booted on acpi=off and
> noapic kernel parameters. Is there something already installed or that I can
> apt-get that will rigorously test the hardware and report any errors it
> finds? Is there one particular situation that results in CRC errors?
>
> TIA
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Felix, did you verify your installation media?

Dotan Cohen
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