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- From: rafal@utstat.uucp (Rafal Kustra (summer student))
- Subject: Re: ps-0.97 error creating psdatabase
- Message-ID: <1992Aug16.225902.12408@utstat.uucp>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
- References: <t37m71+.james@netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 22:59:02 GMT
- Lines: 25
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- In article <t37m71+.james@netcom.com> james@netcom.com (James L. Paul) writes:
- >I tried to compile ps-0.97, but the include files problem just got too
- >convoluted to deal with. So, I just copied the binaries into /usr/bin.
- >w, uptime, and free work ok. ps doesn't. I have /usr/src/linux/tools/system
- >there, and even built it an extra time, but I get this error:
- >
- >ps -U /usr/src/linux/tools/system /dev/hdb3
- >symbol '_main_memory_start' not found
- >trying to read invalid address
- >
- >James L. Paul
- >
- Are you sure you've boot up from kernel you compiled?
- You have to copy (dd) Image on floopy (or to your boot
- sector on HD) and boot up with that. Also try removing
- /etc/psdatabase and creating a new one (ps -U).
- Hope that helps!
-
- Rafal
-
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