Re: kernel 2.4.5 problems
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 03:26:10AM -0700, Shriram Shrikumar wrote:
> > After running for a while the kernel crashes repeatedly. The
> machine
> > is usually not being used for anything except masquerading and it
> is
> > often not even being used for masquerading when it crashes. heres
> a
> > log entry at a crash point.
> [snip]
> > another process that i have seen crashed is fcheck.
> >
> > The machine is left on overnight and when i get up in the
> morning, i
> > am greeted with something like referenced invalid pointer in
> virtual
> > memory with an address of .
> >
> > If anyone has any tips on how to track this down, to whether it
> is
> > actually linux's fault somewhere or a hardware issue or
> something, it
> > would be greatly appreciated. The box was running redhat with
> > kernel-2.4.4 before without the kernel crashing.
>
> Try copying that same redhat kernel to your system (or a floppy)
> and
> booting it. Maybe you compiled a kernel with cpu-specific
> optimizations
> turned on? It may overstress your hardware that otherwise works
> fine
> when running a generic x86 kernel.
>
unfortunately, the redhat kernel is now spending its time in digital
heaven. Installed debian after wiping redhat and windoze. will look
into the CPU optimisations though
thanx
Shri
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