On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Walter Campbell wrote:
> > The FreeBSD install I'm using had previously been running on a generic Dell
> > Pentium 200 and lived through a half-dozen buildworlds without breaking.
> >
> > Since I haven't seen a anyone else's world breaking this way, I'm assuming
> > that this is a hardware problem -- but what kind? Memory? I have a spare
> > Pentium 166 CPU and extra SDRAM I can swap, any clues as to where to start?
> >
>
> Memory is likely the problem, but also look at the L2 cache and anything
> else that may cause memory corruption.
>
> One of my BSD box was having SIGSEGV's when compiling and occasional
> reboots. I have had no instability since replacing the L2 cache
>
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You might also check the cpu temperature during the compile. Using a K6-3/450,
my cpu cooler was getting quite hot to the touch during the make and would exit
with signal 10 or signal 11. I finally took to cover off the case and set up a
box fan to force additional air into the case.
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