Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 19 Feb 2000 11:24:51 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: 2.3.46 UP OOPS, too unstable to use. |
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Helge Hafting writes: > I decided to give 2.3.46 and devfs a try.
If for some reason you suspect devfs, compile without it and try again. Send any devfs-related bug reports directly to me.
> It seems unstable though, and goes into an OOPS-loop after a while. > 2.3.39 is solid on the same machine - 34 days uptime with lots of > compiles > and network traffic. > > I can't decode the OOPS as it loops and scrolls by too fast to write > down the numbers. > It seems to happen if I press a key during a busy kernel compile, > such as trying to switch to another virtual console. > > The machine has 128M, pentium II UP, a single IDE drive using PIIX dma, > and a 3x905 ethernet card. > I attempted to use devfs with no backward compatibility, i.e. with > inittab and fstab changed to use vc/1 instead of tty1 and > /dev/discs/disc0/part3 instead of /dev/hda3 and so on.
Note that X probably won't work because it wants /dev/tty?
Regards,
Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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