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Date:      Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:40:52 -0500
From:      David Uhring <duhring@charter.net>
To:        Walter Campbell <wcampbel@botbay.net>, Shawn Barnhart <swb@grasslake.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Signal 11 on 4-Stable buildworld; bad memory or what?
Message-ID:  <00071715431400.01465@dave.uhring.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007171031170.189-100000@botbay.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007171031170.189-100000@botbay.net>

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On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Walter Campbell wrote:
> > The FreeBSD install I'm using had previously been running on a generic Dell
> > Pentium 200 and lived through a half-dozen buildworlds without breaking.
> > 
> > Since I haven't seen a anyone else's world breaking this way, I'm assuming
> > that this is a hardware problem -- but what kind?  Memory?  I have a spare
> > Pentium 166 CPU and extra SDRAM I can swap, any clues as to where to start?
> > 
> 
> Memory is likely the problem, but also look at the L2 cache and anything
> else that may cause memory corruption.
> 
> One of my BSD box was having SIGSEGV's when compiling and occasional
> reboots.  I have had no instability since replacing the L2 cache
> 
> 
> 
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You might also check the cpu temperature during the compile.  Using a K6-3/450,
my cpu cooler was getting quite hot to the touch during the make and would exit
with signal 10 or signal 11.  I finally took to cover off the case and set up a
box fan to force additional air into the case.  


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