Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 18:31:29 -0700 (MST) From: "Forrest W. Christian" <forrestc@iMach.com> To: "Ljungqvist, Lennart" <lennart.ljungqvist@telia.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Signal 11 error when installing 3.4 STABLE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002211823250.20246-100000@workhorse.iMach.com> In-Reply-To: <005201bf7cbc$f14fd4e0$0101a8c0@lelle>
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Ljungqvist, Lennart wrote: > What is this signal 11 error, and why is it turning my > installation/uppgrading into nothing??? I think it's time to add this to some FAQ somewhere. Signal 11 is a segmentation fault. Although it CAN be a software bug, usually this is caused by a hardware fault. There is a linux-based faq at: http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/ Although some parts are linux-specific, most of the contents of this page are useful for FreeBSD. If you'd like my recommendation on what to look for, I'd recommend: 1) Check/replace your memory and verify related bios settings. 2) Check for a faulty SCSI/IDE controller 3) Double check your memory 4) Try swapping out cards in bus slots, or leaving some out 5) Try a different set of memory chips and check bios settings. 6) Try another processor/motherboard. 7) Did I mention to check your memory and memory-related bios settings? FWIW, I HAVE had one time where a Adaptec 1542 did not like the motherboard it was in and that gave me sig 11's. But usually it is memory. - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) KD7EHZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com Solutions for your high-tech problems. (406)-442-6648 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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