SuSE 10.0 boot problems with CPU changed 2352

Aragorn

OK thanks Aragorn. I thought it might have been something like me needing to somehow change a config file for the CPU or something.

Sort of like how you won't get telinit 5 and will only have a minimal boot system if you had an entry inetc-fstab out of place (e.g. a removed hard drive and fstab tries to point to what doesn't exist)

I hope not. The reason why I overclocked was because I can't afford a faster stock system to start with as a PhD student, even though I *really* need it for my computationally-orientated research. My tuition fees alone are £15000 a year and my annual income is ~£0 apart from some odd tutoring jobs for undergrads, you do the math :-)

I only need the systems to last for another year or two, then my research is done and I will probably after that get a salary where I can afford some spanking hardware :-)

Anyway, we shall see once I hopefully get a replacement XP 2500+...

I also accidentally knocked my Radeon 9800 Pro whilst the system was on, causing a shutdown and for it to be destroyed. Replacing it seemed to fix the system though, so fingers crossed this did not cause any hardware damage either.

Yeah. This is why I am moving to Intel, apart from their really cool dual core Intel D 805 CPU :-)

Back when I was a schoolkid, I had an old Zoltrix 14.4k external modem that literally blew up after getting struck by lightning. Fortunately the damage stopped there. Was your modem an internal one? AIUI internal ones are more prone to cascading the damage to other components than external ones.

I'm really trapped between the devil & the deep blue sea. Can't afford stock performance of better hardware but really need the FLOPS.

No problem, my friend. It was taken as friendly, constructive advice. I didn't see it as a lecture in the slightest.