Date: 09 Jan 1997 21:18:23 -0500 From: Jay Sachs <sachs@interactive.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: arbitrary processes dying Message-ID: <873ewab7dc.fsf@luddite.org>
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Just recently, processes on my 2.1.5 system have been getting killed. The memory load hasn't been great: I have 32MB, and am running XFree 3.2, fvwm, XEmacs 19.14, and g++ 2.7.2.1. Up til yesterday, never had a problem. Now, today, g++ might die with a Bus error, sometimes taking down the XEmacs parent process with it. Once even took down X too. A couple of times inetd has croaked. Swap usage gets to about 25% before this happens. Here's a question: on a one-disk install, where is the slice for the swap partition put by default? If it's the end, I might have the same "creeping bad sector disease" on my Seagate that I had half a year ago (supposedly repaired. hah. last time I buy a Seagate anything. another SG hd of mine severely kicked the bucket three days ago.) If the swap partition isn't at the end, any clues or hints at what to look for? If it is at the end, can I repartition *and retain data* so as to move it oh say 75MB forward. Basically I want to chop off 70MB of my /usr partition and give it to the swap partition. (This of course would be merely a short term solution. The drive'll have to be replaced.) -jay
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