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Re: bug with quadra 605



On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 idalton@ferret.phonewave.net wrote:

> (I've just subscribed to the list, so am replying via the list archive)
> 
> 
> Hamish Moffatt <[8]hamish@debian.org> so spoke:
> 
> On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 09:56:07AM -0300, Daniel Macedo Lorenzini wrote:
> > inittab with the inittab.real the system starts,
> > but when i try to
> > install some packages with apt-get or dpkg i get
> > some error messages
> > like Segmentation fault of Bus error, which sounds
> > very bad to me.
> > i have tryied installing it again, but the problem
> > repeats. i tryied to
> > install the kernel-souce deb package to compile the
> > kernel, but the dpkg
> > said that the end of file was strange and couldn t
> > install.
> >
> > anyone has a clue of what is going on?
> 
> Sounds like a hardware fault? Bad memory perhaps?
> 
> --------
> 
> I've seen the same things with my 'new' Quadra 605:
> * Segmentation fault
> * Bus error
> * Illegal instruction
> 
> I'm wondering if, despite this machine's listing in the list of macs
> known to run Linux, that it won't work because of its having an LC040
> (no FPU).

That is almost correct (an "real" 68040 does not have an FPU either, it's
only got a MMU).

> To date:
> 
> dpkg-reconfigure fails to run.
> apt-get fails to run.
> 
> dpkg -i <foo.deb> runs.

I have experienced the same symptoms on a Centris 610 -- yes, with LC040.

The system works for the most part, but when it comes to dealing with
floating point operations, things fail.

Never mind that ;-)

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