Re: FIC PA-2007 & Linux

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 10:02:29 +0000 (GMT)


> of swap on top of that). I just recently installed Linux onto this
> machine (2.1.85 with all packages listed in Documentation/Changes). I am
> running GNU C 2.7.2.3 on kernel 2.1.85 and I cannot compile any large
> applications (ie. compiler, kernel, etc) without SIG11s occurring
> randomly. Before anybody jumps to conclusions, I consider myself a
> competent system builder and have tried replacing the board, the memory
> (from two different suppliers and many different configurations) and
> NOTHING has helped.

Ok. The question is are the Sig11's random. If they are random I'd
say you _do_ have hardware or heat problems but I'd be reluctant to feel
definitive about that unless you'd run 2.0.3x (ie a stable linux kernel)
on the box. The fact its a VIA chipset should rule out cache area problems.

Try a 2.0.33 kernel as a first step

> Please, I do not want to hear "it works here", I want to know why this is
> happening... Given my experience running Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 on
> this machine under far greater than average load, I would have to argue
> that it's not a hardware problem (yes, I've heard this "Windows doesn't
> use the system like Linux uses it" bullshit).

Its not bullshit. 95 will run on very faulty substandard hardware and the
OS doesnt make much use of things at all. NT generally shows up as unstable
on the same hardware as Linux however but not always.

Alan

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