On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, Karthik Vishwanath wrote about, Linux crashing:
> Hi,
>
> A couple of things happened today that make me write to the list:
> I was running a simulation (a C program) and was logged onto X with a
> couple of xterms open, and all of a sudden the machine froze. I could not
> toggle CAPS/Numlock, could not telnet into the machine, or ping it. It
> just froze. I had to power down the machine. After restarting, things
> looked normal, and I started X again and had the simulation running. I
> wanted to leave, so I started xlock and after a couple of mins, the
> XServer shut down reporting a SIGNAL 11.
>
> What does this mean? I lost a whole day's work because of this, and
> would really appreciate some input on how I can avoid such occurences again.
>
> I run RH6.1, kernel 2.2.12-20 on an AMD k6/2.
It possably means that your K6/2 is overclocked, it could also mean you
have memory problems, bad chips.
Lawson has pointed you to the sig11 home page, considering i have a K6/2
and can simulate this problem at anytime, i would advise you to check ALL
your jumper settings on the motherboard with your machine manual.
Espesialy the voltage jumper, Do not overclock a K6 under Linux, it will
make you cry and bring you to your knees.
It could also be that the memory chips you have are to slow, check again
with the manual for the advised speed, i cant find my manual at the minute
but i belive the adivsed speed is 70nS.
>
> Thanks,
> -Karthik.
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