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- From: probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: System crashes
- Date: 8 Jan 1993 16:27:33 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- geek+@CMU.EDU (Brian E. Gallew) writes:
-
- >Ever since I upgraded to 0.99, I have been having strange and
- >unpredictable system errors. The *easiest* way for me to generate is
- >to try to cd /usr/src/linux and make Image. The system will compile 5
- >or 6 files and then I will get an error of some sort. I've seen *all*
- >of the following (from memory, sorry):
-
- [ .. Stuff deleted ... ]
-
- >Also, if I open a shell in one VC, switch to another and do something
- >that uses lots of memory, and then switch back to the first one, the
- >first one will usually exit at the first keystroke and present me with
- >the login prompt again.
-
- >I *also* get unkillable processes which use up 98% of their CPU
- >cycles. Kill -9 doesn't do anything for them, and their state is R.
- >Any pointers?
-
- >Configuration:
- >40MHz 386
- >0.99p1 (trying to build 0.99p2, but it takes a long time a 5 files
- >compiled per invocation)
- >4MB Ram (70ns)
- >2 80MB ST-296N HDs (SCSI)
- >Seagate ST-01 SCSI Adapter
- >/lib/libc.so.4 -> hard link to /lib/libc.so.4.2
- >/lib/libc.so.4.0 -> hard link to /lib/libc.so.4.2
- >/lib/libc.so.4.1
- >/lib/libc.so.4.2 (from libc.so.4.2.Z on sunsite)
- >gcc 2.3.3
- >bash -> libc.so.4.1
- >most things on my system use libc.so.4.1, some use libc.so.4.2
-
- > -Brian
-
- You are running out of memory more than likely, so gcc is just dieing
- when it can't continue. You should probably run some sort of swap partition
- or file to increase total memory.
-
- The FAQ should be able to tell you how to install a swap file or partition.
-
- James
-