Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 19:04:02 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: FreeBSD Bob <fbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sig 11 screeching halt.... need info about. Message-ID: <19991015190402.A944@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199910151501.LAA73420@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu> References: <199910151501.LAA73420@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
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On Fri, Oct 15, 1999 at 11:01:31AM -0400, FreeBSD Bob wrote: > Anyone have a pointer to where the info about sig11 halts in FreeBSD is? > I have never had one, before, but, changed from an old Adaptec 1540A to > a 1542CF controller, and anything more recent than Ol' 2.1.7.1 gives me > a screeching signal 11 halt. That is what I get for using dinosaurian > hardware (i.e., the wife's old windoz box) as a FreeBSD play box...(:+\\... > But, I should probably brush up on what it means, exactly, and what is > necessary to get it right..... Any pointers to the sig11 info are > appreciated. > http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11 HTH > I found a bit of a FAQ that suggests that memory timing might be the > culprit. Can anyone explain why 2.1.7.1 might work and 2.2.6 and up > would not? The boot floppies come up and the install begins, then, when > disk writing occurs, it sig11's. Would adding a wait state be likely > to help? I have plenty of spare ram chips, and was thinking about > swapping some out for starters. Would clocking the machine from 33mhz > to 20mhz make a difference, or suggest whether it was ram or maybe > cache or such? > > Any insights are appreciated. > > Thanks > > Bob > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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