From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 27 18:53:41 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from logisticsoftware.co.nz (logisticsoftware.co.nz [202.37.163.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E564E1584B for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:53:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz) Received: from jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz (jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz [10.1.3.1]) by logisticsoftware.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA29046; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:53:24 +1300 (NZDT) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA41216; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:53:23 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from jonc) Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:53:23 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen To: james binder Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD page faults Message-ID: <20000128155323.B5007@jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: ; from binderj@earthlink.net on Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 06:03:53PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 06:03:53PM -0800, james binder wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD 3.3, 3.4 by downloading essentials to a dos > partition and using the 2 floppy method. > > I use M-Tech motherboard with Cyrix PR200 6x86mx with SIS chipset 5582. > Hard drive is a Conner 1GB ide and Quantum 9.1 GB, both LBA mode, but > most recently only on the 1GB using whole drive. I have 64mb FP memory. > I use file system default sizes when installing. > I have a Matrox Mystique video card. This equipment has been running > various releases of Slackware linux for 3 years and > (when I still used it-win95), without any problems, and most certainly no > page faults. (occasional SEGV) > > I tried Freebsd because I like the organization and systematic approach > and the cvsup. I read where it is "rock solid" so I figured "let's try > it." > > I get random and very seldom page faults (no page present) such as when > compiling a new kernel or unpacking TeXmf port. If you're getting a kernel panic, (which I think is what you're describing), during a build, the most likely fault is that you've got a hardware problem - the most common fault being bad memory. Jonathan Chen -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message