Re: [gentoo-user] Network failed and weird error message

[Mick]

On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 13:26:31 Dale wrote:
> Dale wrote:
> > Alan McKinnon wrote:
> >> Basically, it looks like you have a once-off event.
> >>
> >> Until it happens again, very little you can do wrt troubleshooting
> >
> > I agree.  It ran for days with no problems that I saw.  Sure is weird
> > tho.  I just wonder if something outside the puter happened and
> > triggered something.  Who knows.
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > :-)  :-)
>
> Still no fix on the error message.  Maybe it is hardware and related to
> this?  I started having issues with the network again.  This time, it
> wasn't just browsers.  It would be other stuff like Pidgin and such.
> Generally restarting the network corrected the problem, after restarting
> the other programs too since they would hang up.  Anyway, I got tired of
> this so I pulled a ethernet card from my junk drawer, pulled some hair
> out trying to find the dmfe driver in the kernel and got it working.
> Since moving away from the ethernet that is built into the mobo and to
> this card, not a issue yet.  I have not had a single hiccup.  So, as
> with my last rig, the ethernet port on the mobo just start to suck after
> a while it seems.  :/
>
> Now I just wish I could figure out this other USB issue.  I suspect it
> could be a hardware issue.  I may have to upgrade my rig after all and I
> don't really want to do that and may not be able to right away.
>
> Memory question.  The mobo I have uses this:  "Support for DDR3
> 1666(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules"  I have the 1666 on here.  It was
> what was on sale.  :-D  The new mobo calls for this:  "DDR3
> 2000(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066"  Are the two compatible?  Both are DDR3.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)

They are, although the new MoBo memory can be overclocked higher.  Bear in 
mind that some MoBos will complain if they are not fitted with identical 
memory modules.  Somehow I happen to come across them each time ...  :-(
-- 
Regards,
Mick