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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Subject: Re: Core dumps that shouldn't
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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:48:10 GMT
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In article <31111894.491A@myp.com>, Dean Roth <dean@myp.com> writes:
> The problem is weird things happen, like:
>
> - While installing OS updates the shell will sometimes report
> that it cannot find "[". Rerunning the update will usually
> work.
>
> - The compiler sometimes core dumps, even when rebuilding the
> kernel
This is probably a motherboard design problem. Try turning off all cache
(if you motherboard lets you) and see if that helps. It could also be bad
main memory if your system doesn't support memory parity.
Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing
terry@spcvxa.spc.edu St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
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