Re: Linus 2.2.0-pre2 vs. PC164

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On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Stephen Williams wrote:

> 
> OK, so I downloaded and compiled Linux 2.2.0-pre2 and compiled it with:
> 
> 	gcc version egcs-2.91.57 19980901 (egcs-1.1 release)
> 
> (This from the RedHat rawhide directory.) This locks up for me like every
> other post-2.1.102 kernel. Grump. Am I the only one?
> 
> I'm testing the theory that my "rmmod -a" in my root cron table is the
> problem by commenting it out. It takes a day or to for me to get a good
> lockup, so it will take a little while before I can report success or
> failure, but I am running 2.2.0-pre2 at this very instant and will report
> back when it fails, or I feel confident that it won't.
> 
> Can it be that I have a hardware problem? (I hope not, a PC164 system
> board is not cheap.) The memory (256Meg) is new, swap is turned off,
> AIC 7xxx SCSI controller.

Another data point...

My system is a PC164, 256MB, IntraServer 3140UW. I had been running
2.1.124 for awhile with no problems. I've now been running 131ac6
since Alan released ac6. Compiler is egcs-1.1.1. It has been rock
solid. I do not, however, use modules - everything is compiled in.

Carpe viam,
Mike

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