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- From: johnhm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: GP faults and other trivia. . / Internal compiler errors
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.140047.90048@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 14:00:46 +1000
- References: <1992Sep8.104048.1@ualr.edu>
- Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia
- Lines: 50
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- In article <1992Sep8.104048.1@ualr.edu>, nmspillers@ualr.edu writes:
- > Hello and welcome to my first posting on this news group. . .
- >
- > First of all, let me add my compliments and general awe to all who work
- > on this project--fantastic job guys, you have probably created the
- > Volkswagon of Unixes, no real snob value, but a loveable, durable solution that
- > gets the job done--the people's OS!
- >
- > Anyhoo, the crux of my question is this--I'm working with Linux 0.96c
- > (no patches yet, I want to solve this problem first) and trying to compile
- > the kernel. I usually get a general protection fault somewhere in the kernel
- > compile, this leads to a 4-11 meg (no lie!) core and the compile degenerates
- > into signal 11 and 6 compiler errors. Ok, these usually mean you are running
- > out of space, and with cores that big I can understand that one, but the
- > few times I don't get a GP, I still get the signal 11's and 6's. I *know*
- > that I still have about 10-15 megs free on the partition where my sources are,
- > could it be complaining about the swap space?
- >
- Stuff deleted
- >
- > Could it merely be a memory problem? If it's unix or a derivative, most
- > problems can be solved by an additional 4 megs (which, by the way, is on the
- > way!) and a larger swap space, or is it something with my bloody motherboard?
- > The infamous AMD timing problem? Has that been affecting folks running
- > Linux?
- >
- > nate
- > ACS resource manager
- > nmspillers@ualr.edu
- > nms@curie.ualr.edu
- I had problems like this for some time which I managed to live with until
- one of the .97 patches changed the way memory was used, then internal compiler
- errors and machine hangs became endemic. I eventualy traced the problem to
- a faulty 1Meg SIMM which occasionaly lost bits and now it has been replaced
- the machine has run without a hitch.
- This isn't to say that your problem is bad memory though because I think
- a lot of things can bring about a memory fault. It could be for instance
- that a swapped page gets corrupted somewhere between the hard disk and main
- memory which could be caused by anything on the AT bus or (heaven forbid)
- the motherboard. It could also be caused by the kernel or some illbehaved
- program (in this case it is unlikely unless the compiler is corrupted).
- Try checking the compiler first since that is easier than swaping hardware.
-
- --
-
- John H. Morris E-mail: johnHM@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
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