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Date:      Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:34:56 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Make -- Illegal instruction - core dumpedI've been trying to
Message-ID:  <3EEA5190.8010702@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20030613172242.013a22c8@sage-one.net>
References:  <3.0.5.32.20030613172242.013a22c8@sage-one.net>

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Jack L. Stone wrote:
> I've been trying to update, via sources, an older server (586 CPU) that's
> running a real sparse 4.5-RELEASE, but each time I use:
> # make 'target' I get the following error.
> Illegal instruction - core dumped
> 
> It's got me stopped in my tracks. Any tips for a fix appreciated....

Sounds like buggy hardware.  Does it always fail at the same place?  If not,
it's probably bad RAM or a failing or overheating processor.  Try out some
tools like memtest86 or cpuburn to try to narrow it down.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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