Re: kernel 1.3.xx compile problems..
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Eloy F. Macha wrote:
> gcc: <blah> <blah> received fatal signal 11??
This is generally caused by some hardware problem (memory,
motherboard, disk control).
> This error message appears intermittently when making the .o files
> (objects) of the drivers, kernel, etc.
>
> Correct me if I am wrong when taking this approach:
> - Delete the affected .o file (if created) and rerun 'make zImage'
> (been doing this at least once per kernel compilation, but never
> did finish.. accidentaly deleted the entry.o file.. as i'm typing this
> i'm recompiling after reinstalling 1.3.77)
One of my systems (an old 386DX40) had a very bad case of signal
11, especially when compiling a kernel. I could usually hammer my
way through by retyping `make zImage' after each of the dozen or so
fatal signals. I don't think I removed any affected .o's; they got
redone in the next run. And the two or three kernels I built this
way all worked fine.
A careful check proved the DRAM OK, so I tried another ide
interface card. Lo and behold: kernel compilations ran fine.
But certain other compilations still resulted in signal 11,
and some them never finished...
Since I do very little work on that 386 these days, I never
bothered to track the problem down completely.
> Any suggestions/comments??
Based on the above experience, I would check the memory, swap the
ide interface (if that is what you are using) with another machine,
and finally go for a new motherbord.
Hope this helps a bit...
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