On Thursday 28 March 2002 06:20 pm, you wrote: > On Thursday 28 March 2002 03:40 pm, you wrote: > > Tried your suggestion. It changes what happens, but I am still having > > compilation problems. End up getting "internal compiler error:...." > > while compiling floppy.c. Any other suggestions? Thanks! > > From what I dimly recall from lkml, bad memory can cause this. You might > want to throw memtest86 at it overnight and see what comes up. > > Post your .config and I'll see if I can reproduce it on my box. > > Basically: > Is it a new computer/memory/mobo? > Have you been able to compile kernels before on it? > You're not doing anything by way of overclocking, right? > The fan(s) still work(s)?
Barry Got me thinking. It is in fact a brand new machine. I will try some memory tests tomorrow (when back at work), but I decided to install 8.2 on my home machine and try the compile. Guess what? It works just fine! I guess that pretty much proves it is a machine-related problem. I wonder though why there seem to be quite a few other people having similar problems. Thanks for your help! Norm
