Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 11 Jan 1997 18:05:23 -0600 | From | Andy Walden <> | Subject | Re: BUG: Apache/Stronghold and Linux 2.0.X |
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DUPRE Christophe wrote: > > Many peoples have reported problems running Apache 1.1.1 (latest non-beta > version) and Stronghold 1.3.2 (latest non-beta version) under Linux 2.0.x. > I'm one of these persons, and I believe that Linux is the culprit. So I > experimented a bit, and here are my results. But first, the facts: > > Here's my primary server: > Pentium 133, with Intel 430FX > 64 Megs RAM > Adaptec 2940 with 1gig Hard drive and tape backup > NE2000 compatible network card > IDE CDROM > Linux 2.0.0 > > And my development workstation: > PentiumPRO 200 > 48 megs RAM > Adaptec 2940UW with 2 gigs Hard drive > Kingston network card (DEC 21041) > Linux 2.0.27 > > That's the starting configuration. Both works perfectly with Stronghold > 1.3.2. > > Now, I wanted to upgrade the server to 2.0.27 to fix various security > problems (mostly the ping of death). After upgrading, stronghold gave > problems: The web browser would successfully pull the 4 first files for > each page then wait for a long time for the fifth then fail. My Netscape > is configured to open 4 simultaneous connections - I don't know if > there's a connection between those values as I haven't experimented. > So I decided to upgrade kernel by kernel to see where the problem arized. > I did not exactly try all the kernels between 2.0.0 and 2.0.27, but I did > a binary search, trying 2.0.0, then 2.0.14, then 2.0.20, then 2.0.24. > All of these worked, compiled with the same options. > Then 2.0.25 didn't work. So I applied manually all the diffs included in > patch-2.0.25 to see which one broke stronghold, and I found the one > included at the end of this message. Now since I'm no network guru, I > have no idea what to do now, except post this here... > > Please note the following : > - Stronghold works with linux-2.0.27 on my workstation which is not so > dissimilar to my server, except the processing power, so this MAY be a > kind of race condition. > - I have not tried 2.0.26 > - both computers have the same compiler, libraries, etc... > - The workstation runs X11, not the server > - The problem shows up reliably, even just after bootup, with minimal load. > > I am willing to do some further testing if deemed appropriate by any > kernel guru. > > I hope this bug report is complete enough, please contact me if more info > is needed.
I have been running Stronghold on a i486 and 2.0.26 without problem since 2.0.26 came out. This includes virtual servers and cgi's.
andy
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