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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.5R and behaviour under pressure.
Date: 5 Sep 1996 17:39:12 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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Craig Harding (kilroy@acme.gen.nz) wrote:
: Jonathan Chen (jonc@pinnacle.co.nz ) writes:
: > I'm running 2.1.5R on a measley '486 with 16Mb RAM with the GENERIC
: > kernel; and I've noticed that `sometimes' when I'm running a series
: > a compiles (eg building a new kernel), the compiles all start to fail
: > with bus-errors ("cc1 died with signal 10") if I load up the machine
: > while the compiles are running.
: FreeBSD is generally considered to have a very stable VM
: system. Strange problems like this which are triggered by hard
: work are often traced to dodgy RAM, which won't always be found
: by "lesser" OSs. Try swapping some SIMMs and looking at the
: results. The specific nature of your problems also suggest a
: problem with swap, could the HD or controller used for swap be
: problematic?
Try disabling your 2nd level cache too (if there is any).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....