Messages in this thread |  | | From | Ville Hallivuori <> | Subject | 2.0.24 is VERY unstable | Date | Fri, 01 Nov 1996 21:36:26 +0200 |
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Kernel 2.0.24 crashes on my computer nearle every time I run exmh. A strange thing is, that if i wont't move my mouse, when I start it [exmh], it has relatively big (60%) propability not to crash (and when I move (much) the mouse it will allmost certainly crash). I suspect, that this bug might be same origin, than the one i wrote in this list about a month ago with the subject "A fatal bug in traps.c in all versions >=2.0.11".
Just for case I tested memory of my computer. It seems to be in a perfect condition. I suspect, that Linux is not fully compatible with my Cyrix 6x86 P150+. Problem is propably in some timings with my Cyrix proccessor, because if I use predefined memory timigs for 60 ns memory (my memory is 60 ns), I will experience a fev grashes with previous kernels too (those with version >=2.0.11) --- so I had to disable "DRAM Speculative Leadoff" from my BIOS.
Is this bug / compatibility problem going to be solved in near future, or should I get a real pentium? Allso if some one thinks, that I have broken / missconfigured hardware, please tell it to me (I have checked all trivial IRQ/DMA/BIOS-settings, and my system works perfectly with OS/2 Warp).
I allso noticed a bug in kernels 2.1.6 and .7: it wont compile with mcdx -driver. Make complains:
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.7/drivers/cdrom' gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.1.7/include -Wall -Wstrict-protot[cut] ign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -c -o mcdx.o mcdx.c mcdx.c: In function `mcdx_ioctl': mcdx.c:323: warning: implicit declaration of function `verify_area' mcdx.c:323: `VERIFY_READ' undeclared (first use this function) mcdx.c:323: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once mcdx.c:323: for each function it appears in.) mcdx.c:325: warning: implicit declaration of function `copy_from_user' mcdx.c:376: `VERIFY_WRITE' undeclared (first use this function) mcdx.c:398: warning: implicit declaration of function `copy_to_user' make[3]: *** [mcdx.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.7/drivers/cdrom' make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.7/drivers/cdrom' make[1]: *** [sub_dirs] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1.7/drivers' make: *** [linuxsubdirs] Error 2 mood:/usr/src/linux#
My configuration was: # # Automatically generated make config: don't edit #
# # Code maturity level options # # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
# # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set # CONFIG_KERNELD is not set
# # General setup # # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_NET=y # CONFIG_MAX_16M is not set CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_M586=y
# # Floppy, IDE, and other block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
# # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_PCMCIA is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRITON=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
# # Additional Block Devices # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
# # Networking options # # CONFIG_FIREWALL is not set # CONFIG_NET_ALIAS is not set CONFIG_INET=y # CONFIG_IP_FORWARD is not set # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set # CONFIG_IP_ACCT is not set
# # (it is safe to leave these untouched) # # CONFIG_INET_PCTCP is not set # CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set # CONFIG_NO_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY is not set CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y
# # # # CONFIG_IPX is not set # CONFIG_ATALK is not set # CONFIG_AX25 is not set # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set
# # SCSI support # # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
# # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=y # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set # CONFIG_PLIP is not set CONFIG_PPP=y
# # CCP compressors for PPP are only built as modules. # CONFIG_SLIP=m # CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED is not set # CONFIG_SLIP_SMART is not set # CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set # CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET is not set # CONFIG_TR is not set # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
# # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
# # CD-ROM drivers (not for SCSI or IDE/ATAPI drives) # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI=y # CONFIG_AZTCD is not set # CONFIG_GSCD is not set # CONFIG_SBPCD is not set CONFIG_MCD=y # CONFIG_MCDX is not set # CONFIG_OPTCD is not set # CONFIG_CM206 is not set # CONFIG_SJCD is not set # CONFIG_CDI_INIT is not set # CONFIG_CDU31A is not set # CONFIG_CDU535 is not set
# # Filesystems # # CONFIG_QUOTA is not set CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y # CONFIG_EXT_FS is not set CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y # CONFIG_XIA_FS is not set CONFIG_FAT_FS=y CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m # CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=m # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set
# # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_DIGI is not set # CONFIG_CYCLADES is not set # CONFIG_STALDRV is not set # CONFIG_RISCOM8 is not set CONFIG_PRINTER=y # CONFIG_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_UMISC is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set # CONFIG_APM is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set # CONFIG_RTC is not set
# # Sound # CONFIG_SOUND=y # CONFIG_PAS is not set CONFIG_SB=y CONFIG_ADLIB=y # CONFIG_GUS is not set # CONFIG_MPU401 is not set # CONFIG_UART6850 is not set # CONFIG_PSS is not set # CONFIG_GUS16 is not set # CONFIG_GUSMAX is not set # CONFIG_MSS is not set # CONFIG_SSCAPE is not set # CONFIG_TRIX is not set # CONFIG_MAD16 is not set # CONFIG_CS4232 is not set # CONFIG_MAUI is not set CONFIG_YM3812=y SBC_BASE=220 SBC_IRQ=5 SBC_DMA=1 SB_DMA2=5 SB_MPU_BASE=330
# # MPU401 IRQ is only required with Jazz16, SM Wave and ESS1688. # # # Enter -1 to the following question if you have something else such # SB_MPU_IRQ=-1 # CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set
# # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_PROFILE is not set
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