The new CPUs are still waiting to be shipped, but the RAM upgrade (4gig)
for pliny is in, and Jason took down the server for a bit to get it
installed.
Unfortunately, whether the problem is software or hardware, it didn't
work. :( With the new memory in, mysqld would crash instead of
running... Attached log output from the last try.
The old memory (2gig) is back for now.
We don't currently have another machine which can hold the ram to sit
and run a memory tester program, and more downtime isn't really
acceptable just now.
The kernel (2.4.20) is configured with CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G and
CONFIG_HIGHMEM, and everything's lovely at 2 gig.
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)