Re: Kernel 2.4.5-pre3

[Michel <mic...@ii...>]

Ken Tyler wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> > This either means bad RAM or so, or a bug in the kernel MM.
> 
> OK, but before I start looking for 32 Meg SIMMS, I tried Glenn's config
> removing PERMEDIA and PCI, putting in VIRGE, running the 2.4.5 kernel
> compiled with
> 
> Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ppc-redhat-linux/2.95.2/specs
> gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release/franzo)
> 
> under 2.2.10 has the same problems.
> 
> make -j 10 :
> 
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program cpp got fatal signal 4
> make[1]: *** [ppc_defs.h] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux_CVS/2.4_new/arch/ppc/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_arch/ppc/kernel] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [first_rule] Illegal instruction (core dumped)
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux_CVS/2.4_new/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
> sched.c: In function `schedule':
> sched.c:711: Internal compiler error:
> sched.c:711: output pipe has been closed
> cpp: output pipe has been closed
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program as got fatal signal 4
> and etc
> 
> (is this compiler OK ?)
> 
> I'll now try just with AMIFB, no VIRGE.
> 
> Couldn't be caused by not having any PCI compiled in could it ?
> 
> Next is pulling out the mem and giving its pins a clean.
> 
> A bit odd that make -j 10 is OK on 2.2.10 ?

2.4 demands more swap (at least twice the RAM size) than 2.2 . Have you
watched it during the build?


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