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Re: Executor rebooting Linux!



Im no expert on Linux, but is it safe to upgrade to 1.3.x kernels?
I thought the odd # ones were beta kernels. I only went as far as 1.2.13

On 1 Feb 1996, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:

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> >>>>> "joshuam" == Joshua Tree <joshuam@cc.gatech.edu> writes:
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>  joshuam> However when I run Chiral and the quit it reboots linux.
>  joshuam> I've never had a program crash linux before and I didn't
>  joshuam> think it was possible to reboot linux (maybe with some
>  joshuam> low-level 386 register stuff).  I'm guessing that this is a
>  joshuam> bug :) (I certainly hope it's not a feature).
> 
> The kernel should *never* crash, no matter what Executor does.  (I am
> assuming you are using Executor/X.)  So whether or not it's a bug in
> Executor, it is definitely a bug in your kernel, or your hardware.
> 
> Upgrade to the latest 1.3.x kernel and see if the problem goes away.
> If it doesn't, write up *exactly* how to reproduce the problem and
> mail it to "linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu".
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