Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Re: feedback about setup script (was Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Who is working on what?)

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

computers....

What is "free" telling you?
I'm not aware of any problems which could cause this.

Heiko

On 07/10/2003 10:49:06 AM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> One more thing, what's about sorting the menu entries for "packages"=

>and
>> "services" ?  Would be much easier to find something.
>
>Done.  Changes committed.
>
>I've been working on a REALLY STRANGE _intermittent_ problem.
>
>Sometimes the setup script will totally flake out.  "for" loops push
>ENTER keys into the keyboard stack.  It's like I have a sticky keyboar=
d,
>but I don't!!!  Tracing the script shows it's happening in the middle =
of
>long for loops, not when I'm touching the keyboard.
>
>Once the machine is booted (VMware), it either happens never happens
>(consistently), or it happens randomly.  REBOOT  and the results may
>change.
>
>I _think_ it is memory related.  The more optional packages I load
>during boot, the more likely it is to happen.  The more memory I give =
to
>VMware, the less likely it is to happen.  It happens very frequently a=
t
>64MB & 96MB.  Sometimes at 128MB.  Only happened once at 256MB.
>
>This is REALLY WEIRD.  The trace shows it has nothing to do with the
>"dialog" program, it's in a standard "for" loop with "cut" & "sed"
>commands.
>
>Has anything changed in the kernel or major libraries that could cause=

>this?
>
>I originally thought it has something to do with my adding gnugk, so I=

>got rid of gnugk and ran a mrproper/build/install last night.  No diff=
.
>
>I'll try and dig up a real PC to see if I can make it happen there ...=

>This is driving me nuts!!!
>
>- BS
>
>
>
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