Re: 2.0.34 error: Freelist block not free

Stephen C. Tweedie (sct@redhat.com)
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 19:16:06 +0100


Hi,

On Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:21:14 -0400 (EDT), Camm Maguire
<camm@enhanced.com> said:

> Over the weekend, The following errors started showing up:

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Aug 1 17:03:01 debian kernel: Problem: block on freelist at 0174d610
> isn't free.
> Aug 1 18:01:53 debian last message repeated 6 times
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an almost certain sign of bad memory or a bad CPU (I've seen it
due to both). Check the CPU fan, disable L2 cache, reseat SIMMs to try
to get a handle on where the problem might be.

--Stephen

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