Amd And Redhat

VirgilVirgil Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13434Members
in General Server Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Problems....LOTS</div> I am experiencing lots of problems with running a redhat machine, with an amd processor, I was wondering how many admins, are experiencing the same types of problems. It ran great for like I am running redhat 8, but I have experienced the same types of problems on 7.2. It starts crashing and freezing the machine into a pure deadlock. SO I am for the moment switching to slack, but I wanted to see if the prob is not only with a prob of the OS, but maybe how the OS and the hardware interact. But I am running a AMD 2100+ server.

Specs:
2100+ AMD
Soyo Dragon KT 400 Black
2100DDR 256 megs of ram
Matrox Video Card
RedHat 8.0

If you have any suggestions drop me an email at virgil@flatline-server.com
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    what expansion cards you have in?

    was it kernel panics or just loss of response?
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  • CheesyPetezaCheesyPeteza Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9784Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I've had 2 experiences of a total crash as you describe, we're using Red Hat 8.

    [os! Linux 2.4.18-14][uptime! 36d 23h 59m][cpu! GenuineIntel Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz, 2400MHz][disk! / (19GB Free, 26GB Total), /boot (84MB Free, 94MB Total), /dev/shm (235MB Free, 235MB Total)][ram! Usage: 311/472MB (65.89%)][network! (lo Interface: 71Mb In, 71Mb Out) (eth0 Interface: 1Gb In, 3Gb Out)][load! 1.62 1.60 1.44]
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  • VirgilVirgil Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13434Members
    I only have a matrox Video card, and it was working fine for the last 2 weeks no crashes no nothing, with out a problem. And now all of a sudden with in like 5 mins as soon as we got it started and started hlds it crashed. It was total loss of response, even got it while sshed into it, even when using it as a local machine it stopped responding.
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    what other services are you running?

    how are you running HLDS? is it inside a screen? Do you have alot of MM plugins?


    I have a ton on MM plugins including AMX. It takes like 3 minutes for it to load (i have noo idea why though). then the usual time for the map and cvars....

    but my SSH still is working. I run a amdxp 2000+ on a ECS mobo.

    what kernel are you running? i had problems with release 24.8.0...so i rolled back to 18.8.0
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited March 2003
    **double post**
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  • VirgilVirgil Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13434Members
    I am running hlds inside of a screen, and the only thing I am running is hlds and meta/clanmod nothing else. I am running the default kernel for the athlon for redhat 8, it is 2.4.24-18. I mean it is just going to be easier and more stable to run slackware, I have run it before, and Redhat is starting to mess with things more and more, so I think that is why ns is having prob with redhat now.
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i agree, but everything is running very smooth for my server atm and i've customized it too much to switch distro's atm.

    good luck
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  • Scum_of_the_UniverseScum_of_the_Universe Join Date: 2003-02-06 Member: 13174Members
    You could try loading the server to see if it's overheating/whatever. <a href='http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/' target='_blank'>Cpuburn</a> is good for this (Don't blame me if it toasts your hardware....)
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  • verboseverbose Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9968Members, Constellation
    If the whole machine is freezing solid, check:

    temperature
    memory (swap in some other sticks. Bad memory is fairly common)
    power supply (low/high voltage on a line can freak out a mobo. Swap a new one in and test)
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  • VirgilVirgil Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13434Members
    edited March 2003
    This computer was my old machine, it worked like a champ in windows no problem, and like I said for like a 2 weeks straight without a reboot in linux as a server, it work fine, memory good, power good (420 watts), tempeture, in a well cooled case.
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  • verboseverbose Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9968Members, Constellation
    If you're seeing random, hard freezes, it's almost surely hardware. Check that CPU temperature; maybe the heatsink has come loose. Memory goes bad out of the blue; try some other sticks.
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    one time, the fan on my HS broke and i dind't know it.....came home to a 254 degree proc.....ITS STILL WORKING THOUGH! i'm very suprised. but it would randomly reboot till i figured out it was my HS. go figure.
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  • HukkaHukka Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6989Members
    I have RedHat 8.0 and AMD 2400 XP+ without any problems..

    Details:

    Redhat 8.0
    AMD 2400 XP+ with 512 ddr ram
    cheap graphics card

    100 Mbit connection
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