Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 19:05:25 -0400 From: Anil John <ajohn@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us> To: "'Greg Lehey'" <grog@lemis.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Compiling kernel for ATAPI CD-ROM error - fatal signal 11- what is it? Message-ID: <01BB6393.0517AA80@ppp3.bcpl.lib.md.us>
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Greg Lehey[SMTP:grog@lemis.de] wrote: >Well, I'm not the most experienced in this area, so maybe somebody >else will come up with better ideas, but normally a SIGSEGV (signal >11) indicates memory problems. This could be main memory, or it could >be cache. Before you go out and buy a new motherboard and memory, >check the BIOS setup menus. Probably the best bet is to disable >cache, which will make the machine horribly slow, but if you can then >build your kernel, you'll know where the problem lies. If your BIOS >has memory refresh options, try slowing them down a bit. > It Worked!!!!. I disabled my cache and as you mentioned the machine was as slooow.. But I let it compile overnight and it went thru... Now my machine detects the CD Rom when I boot up.... >being able to access it. That won't work, of course. Is there some >pressing reason why you can't leave your ATAPI drive as the slave of >the master controller? > Not really. Just thought that I would leave that slot open if I wanted to add a hard disk at a later point. But for right now, I have the CD-ROM hanging off it. Thanks again for all of your help.... Anil
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