Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 13:18:17 +1000 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au> To: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>, freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Arrg!! sig 11 Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960526131708.26352A-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605260250.UAA22807@rocky.sri.MT.net>
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On Sat, 25 May 1996, Nate Williams wrote: > Carey Nairn writes: > [ Signal 11's ] > > > I suspect dodgy hardware. It shouldn't matter if the upgrade was done > > > (assuming the upgrade was done correctly ala. 'make world'). If the > > > latter was done, then *all* the system binaries except the kernel were > > > updated, and I assumed you also upgraded the kernel. > > > > The upgrade was done as a binary only upgrade using the upgrade from > > 2.0.5 option in the installation menu (I didn't have enough space to hold > > the entire 2.1 source for a make world). > > > > If its dodgy hardware do you have any hints as to what I should look > > for? The system seems to work OK for most general work, but just has > > these random failures when compiling... > > Try disabling the L2 cache and see if they go away. If so, then you > know. > > > FYI its a pentium 100, 16MB RAM (70ns.. I guess this may be a problem) > > 2 WD IDE disks, 1 IDE CDROM, Diamond Stealth S3 868 DRAM PCI card... > > At least on some motherboards, to run a 100Mhz Pentium *requires* 60ns > parts. disabling the L2 cache didn't have any positive effect, but that still leaves the 70ns RAM... Carey ========================================================================= Carey Nairn ! email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au Networks and Communications ! phone : (002) 20 7419 Information Technology Services ! fax : (002) 20 7898 University of Tasmania. ! =========================================================================
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