Re: Linux 1.3.72
Karl Keyte (kkeyte@esoc.esa.de)
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:07:53 --100
> Last night, I compiled Linux kernel version 1.3.72 (ftp from:
> http://ftp.cs.umn.edu/packages/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/) and was able to successfully
> log in with the compiled kernel. However, I encountered the following problems:
> (1) the program, top, complained about a floating point exception
> (2) the command, ps -u, also complained about a floating point exception
>
> Is the floating point exception a bug in the kernel or a mis-configuration of
> my system?
Neither. Get the new procps-0.99 package. I'm sure you upgraded
from a kernel older than 1.3.71 because that problem has been there
since 1.3.fiftysomething. The new procps package fixes it and even
gives you better value for money!
Karl