Seg faults

[Leon Goldstein]

Harry G. wrote:

>On Thu January 22 2004 10:20 am, Leon Goldstein wrote:
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>>>
>>> Are your CD"s burned from the download?
>>
>>No.  Official ones from Libranet
>>
OK, that eliminates one common cause of problems

>>> In addition to the other suggestions, get hold of a Knoppix CD if you
>>> can and see what happens.
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>
>I have Wincrap 98 on another drive set for dual boot.  I will try it first.
>
Did you install Win 98 on the suspect system, or another?
I would NOT recommend plugging a HD with Win 98 that was set up on one
system into
a system with different hardware.  You will probably (high probability)
mess up Win 98.
It would be better to try a fresh install from the Win 98 CD.

>>> If you suspect memory, run - free - and verify that all of your
>>> installed memory is recognized.
>>Will do.
>>    
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>>>
>>> It would help to know what hardware you have.  I take it that Lib 2.8.1
>>> installed without error,
>>> set up X, printer, etc. and installed your selected packages?
>>
>>Smooth as glass.
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>>>
>>> What are the apps that DO run? Dpkg had to run on install, otherwise you
>>> would not complete the installation.
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>It started a day after the install.
>
So you had a normally functioning Lib 2.8.1 install for some time, then
the seg faults began?
Is your hard drive in the problem system a brand new unit?  What make &
size is it?
If you had a functioning system that has begun to act up, that suggests
the possibility of file corruption.
I have been through this wringer before.  When I build a new box, I make
a test install on an old HD first before
installing a brand new one.

>>>
>>> I noticed that you have posted on the Libranet mail list.  I  get the
>>> mail list digest, but it is read-only.  There is also a forum.  I
>>> suggest you post there, with a full description of your hardware.  It
>>> sounds like a hardware problem, and someone with the same setup has
>>> probably been there too.
>>
>
>Will do, but it is a home brewed unit.
>
Many (most?) Libranetists and Linuxers in general run home-made boxes.
I built a box a year ago with an Intel 850 mobo.
Libranet 2.7 installed, but GRUB would not work.  A BIOS flash update
fixed that problem.  My other two boxes are also home-made and have had
no problems.  After a while, Linuxers select hardware that is known to
be Linux friendly, and make some effort to identify known potential
problems, e.g. NIC, modems.

>>> Run ldd on some of the apps that work, and some that seg fault.
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>I am not familiar with that.  How is it done?
>
Net Llama! has posted instructions.  You run it in a terminal of course.

>  For
>  
>
>>> the support libs required by the apps that seg fault, and are NOT
>>> required by the ones that work, use kpkg (File ? Find Package) and see
>>> what is listed in the "depends" in the Properties tab.  Also, verify
>>> that "status" says "install OK installed."  You may have a critical
>>> support lib that did not set up properly.
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>
>I also plan on doing a apt-get -check.  It crapped out while doing an 
>apt-get upgrade, about 1/2 way through.  Tried to repair dpkg, but it still 
>crashed.
>
First things first - you need to run fsck if possible.  Look at
http://www.libranet.com/support/view.cgi?version=2.8&item=0391.html
If you selected Reiser FS (Libranet's default) follow the instructions
provided.
We need to rule out file corruption.

>
>Got lots of good input.  I will be checking it out later.  I will keep you 
>advised.
>
>By the way Leon, your posting had a lot to do with my trying Libranet.  It 
>looks great.  Just need to fix this issue
>
Hang in there Harry.  I (and many of us) have had long, frustrating
nights coaxing new computers to life.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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