Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault.

2004-08-07 Thread Greg Meyer
On Saturday 07 August 2004 06:45 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> Suddenly xmms, gkrellm, gimp and probably others wont start, checking
> with a terminal shows seg. faults.
> Kontact, vi starts fine.  Closing session and reopening doesn't help and
> neither does rebooting.

Is this with all users?  You only named gtk apps above, does the same happen 
with KDE apps.  Have you made any hardware changes like added or removed 
memory?
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[newbie] Segmentation fault.

2004-08-07 Thread Hoyt Bailey
Suddenly xmms, gkrellm, gimp and probably others wont start, checking 
with a terminal shows seg. faults.
Kontact, vi starts fine.  Closing session and reopening doesn't help and 
neither does rebooting.
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Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault???

2002-08-10 Thread Chris Spackman

On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:11:59 +0200
"Tenchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ok, here is the original:
> 
> -
> 
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I installed MDK 8.2 on one of my friend's computer. The install went
> pretty good. Everything seemed to work except for the soundcard. I
> downloaded drivers for it, so it works now too. I started setting it
> up with programs(nvidia drivers, openoffice, krusader etc...)and
> everything worked fine until I did a complete shutdown and a restart.
> There were no errors, but after that the Mandrake Control Center and
> rpmdrake exits with segmentation fault right before the password
> checking. When I started them in the terminal it simply said:
> segmentation fault. This is a big problem for me as I don't want to
> mess with text file config.

If you haven't already, try su'ing to root in the terminal and then
starting mcc or rpmdrake from there. This will skip asking for the root
password, which is one possible source of trouble. If it still doesn't
work, try actually loging in as root and running mcc or rpmdrake from an
entirely root environment. One of the 8.2 betas had a brief mcc bug
where environment variables were not properly set outside of kde. Maybe
this is a similar problem?

(of course, normally you should almost never log in as root, but since
we are bug-hunting here, it might be okay. just be sure to log out and
log back in as your regular user before playing games or surfing the
net. :-)


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Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault???

2002-08-09 Thread Damian G

On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:11:59 +0200
"Tenchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ok, here is the original:
> 
> -
> 
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I installed MDK 8.2 on one of my friend's computer. The install went pretty
> good. Everything seemed to work except for the soundcard. I downloaded
> drivers for it, so it works now too. I started setting it up with programs
> (nvidia drivers, openoffice, krusader etc...)and everything worked fine
> until I did a complete shutdown and a restart. There were no errors, but
> after that the Mandrake Control Center and rpmdrake exits with segmentation
> fault right before the password checking. When I started them in the
> terminal it simply said: segmentation fault. This is a big problem for me as
> I don't want to mess with text file config.
>

i've seen this happen, too. there's no way of explaining this other
than 'it segfaults'. my problem used to happen by simply adding
a new ISA card to my system. it just plain crashes.

i don't think there's much of a fix to it, just try
deleting your temp files, ( /tmp, /usr/tmp, ~/tmp and so on ) 
and also since the system was recently installed, there won't be
much loss if you delete /var also. see if that helps. other than that, 
there is reinstalling all drak* tools

maybe someone that actually knows how these programs work
can tell you more ( maybe there's actually a fix which i
didn't know about ) but whenever i get those segfaults,
i'm simply forced to undo what made them stop working.


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RE: [newbie] Segmentation fault???

2002-08-09 Thread Tenchi

Ok, here is the original:

-

Hi everyone!

I installed MDK 8.2 on one of my friend's computer. The install went pretty
good. Everything seemed to work except for the soundcard. I downloaded
drivers for it, so it works now too. I started setting it up with programs
(nvidia drivers, openoffice, krusader etc...)and everything worked fine
until I did a complete shutdown and a restart. There were no errors, but
after that the Mandrake Control Center and rpmdrake exits with segmentation
fault right before the password checking. When I started them in the
terminal it simply said: segmentation fault. This is a big problem for me as
I don't want to mess with text file config.

The hardware is:

motherboard: Asus TUSL-2C
CPU: Intel Celeron II, 800 MHz
RAM: 256 MB SDRAM, 133 MHz, works now on 100 MHz(Samsung?)
CD-ROM: TEAC 40x
CD-RW: TEAC 24x-10x-40x
Winchester: Quntum Fireball. 5400 RPM, works now on ATA66
Video card: Asus GeForce 2 MX.
Sound card: Diamond Monster Sound MX300
In the BIOS the following are disabled: modem, sound, COM ports, LPT
2 LAN cards: Linksys 10/100 Mbit, UTP

Please give suggestions as how to solve my problem.

Best regards,
T.


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On Friday 09 August 2002 05:21 am, you wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I sent a letter 3 days ago about a seg. fault problem. Nobody encountered
> anything like this before?
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> T.
>

perhaps there was not enough info in the original post (why not quote it
again?) and then again, if you don't get an answer on the "newbie" list,
perhaps the problem was to complicated and could be reposted to the expert
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Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault???

2002-08-09 Thread et

On Friday 09 August 2002 05:21 am, you wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I sent a letter 3 days ago about a seg. fault problem. Nobody encountered
> anything like this before?
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> T.
>

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[newbie] Segmentation fault???

2002-08-09 Thread Tenchi



Hi!

I sent a letter 3 days ago about a seg. fault problem. Nobody encountered
anything like this before?

Can anyone help me?

T.

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[newbie] segmentation fault

2002-04-23 Thread Norman Zhang

Hi,

I am trying to install LM 8.2 on my workstation. But I get the following
error message when trying to select language.

Segmentation fault: seems like memory is missing as the install crashes.

The machine is fine running LM 8.1. I got an exactly the same machine and it
is running LM 8.2 fine. Does anyone know why? I don't think there's anything
wrong with the hardware, as this machine works with 8.0 and 8.1.

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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-21 Thread David E. Fox

> I take it I should be able to use fsck (formatted
> correctly) *after* completing the shutdown. It seemed

Well, there's no sense in fscking the drives prior to shutdown - that
is done on power up. Assuming that you can shut down properly, however,
part of that process unmounts the partitions and then upon the next
reboot, these partitions are marked 'clean', and the fsck is bypassed.

> when I tried it again, using the Rescue option on the
> install CD to start, that entering fsck produced a no
> such command (or whatever).

That's strange. fsck should be there. Maybe it's 'e2fsck' but that
should just be an alias for the former anyway.

> It sounds as if you have been able to recover from
> this kind of problem in that way. Tha would give me
> some peace of mind. 

Plenty of times. I just log in to the rescue shell as directed, type fsck
and the partition name, wait for it to do its thing, and then I exit out
of the rescue shell and let it continue. But under normal operation you
shouldn't have to do this.



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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-20 Thread Peter Rymshaw

Well, I'm reinstalled and have rebooted a half dozen
times in the past day or two with no more problems
(yet), so maybe...

--- JDRadio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Pete,
> Wish I had more idea's but I'm fresh oout.
> 
> JoeD
> 
> 
> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> 
> > Sent a message last night saying that all was fine
> now
> > that (1) I erased all Linux partitions and then
> > reinstall. (That allowd LILO to work.) and did the
> VIA
> > bug fix (That eliminated the shut down error.) But
> > then...
> > 
> > BACK TO ZERO (although problem not identical)
> > 
> > I was going to send this message saying that both
> the
> > LILO problem and the shutdown problem were now
> fixed,
> > and mention as an aside some business of the
> > limitations of using rescue mode.
> > 
> > But before I could do that, Linux locked up on me
> > completely (as had sometimes happened in the past)
> and
> > I had now choice but to turn off the machine. 
> When I
> > restarted (LILO still OK), it went through the
> process
> > of making fixes until it got to this:
> > 
> > "Checking root file system/dev/hdc1 contains a
> file
> > system with ferrors, check forced /dev/hdc1
> > Unattached mode 274111
> > /dev/hdc1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY, RUN fsck
> > manually, (without -a or -p options)
> > Failed to check file system. Do you want to repair
> the
> > errors (beware...)"
> > 
> > So, after a very brief period, I'm out of action
> > again.
> > 
> > I don't think that I can access the the file that
> I
> > "fixed" from Rescue, so would have reinstall
> again.
> > And, of course, I would still have the old problem
> > when shuting down without reboot.
> > 
> > Help anyone!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- JDRadio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> >> Peter,
> >> When you boot the boot disk, it should come to a
> >> prompt boot:
> >> type linux 
> >> and it should now be booting.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Carroll is right about the VIA bug but don't know
> if
> >> it applies as
> >> you never said what the motherboard chipset was,
> or
> >> I missed it as I had to
> >> reinstall linux CAUSE I downloaded and installed
> the
> >> latest
> >> Mandrake FREQ dated 8-10-01 and it was worse then
> >> the last
> >> Freq update dated 06-01 so buyer beware...
> >> Also 3 others had the same problems.
> >> DO NOT INSTALL MANDRAKE FREQ 8-10-01..
> >> 
> >> By the way KDE 2.2 is out and that looks great
> but I
> >> haven't installed 
> >> it yet..
> >> (I wonder why?)
> >> 
> >> JoeD
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Thanks Carroll:
> >>> 
> >>> I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so I
> >> 
> >> can
> >> 
> >>> apply it later. Right now I'm having problems
> with
> >>> lilo and cab only access rescue command line,
> from
> >>> which I have been shutting down by ctrl-alt-del.
> >> 
> >> The
> >> 
> >>> problem has never shown up with this or a
> >> 
> >> "Restart"
> >> 
> >>> shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I
> did
> >> 
> >> it
> >> 
> >>> now.
> >>> 
> >>> Whenever I get lilo working (can't seem to find
> >>> lilo.conf)...
> >>>  
> >>> --- Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >>> 
>  Peter:
>  Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just
> in
>  case go to
>  nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the
> >>> 
> >> page
> >> 
>  (look for a link to
>  Mandrake User Organization), there's a note
> about
>  repairing this problem
>  that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never
>  found out why it works,
>  but it does.
>  Regards,
>  Carroll
>  
>  Peter Rymshaw wrote:
>  
>  big snip
> >>> 
> > Here is what it said when it stopped the
>  
> >> shutdown:
> >> 
> > Code: Bad EIP value.
> > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054
>  
>  Segmentation
>  
>  fault
>  
> > halt -i -d -p
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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread Peter Rymshaw

I take it I should be able to use fsck (formatted
correctly) *after* completing the shutdown. It seemed
when I tried it again, using the Rescue option on the
install CD to start, that entering fsck produced a no
such command (or whatever).

It sounds as if you have been able to recover from
this kind of problem in that way. Tha would give me
some peace of mind. 

What's nice about Windows Safe mode is that it's not a
command line, tht's all.

Thanks.

--- "David E. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > I simply typed fsck (nothing else) when it halted
> at
> > the first reboot attempt. I didn't record the
> 
> fsck requires at least one argument - the partition
> to check.
> 
> > As you probably suspect, I got impatiant and
> > reinstalled again. I'm warry of making the change
> > again in /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt as I don't know
> whether
> 
> I've never gotten my mandrake setup to shut down
> completely 
> clean. I've not had this problem with other
> distributions I've
> used in the past. But with mandrake (7.2) it just
> doesn't seem to
> get to the point where it can shut the power off, so
> I have to 
> reset and run through the fsck procedures.
> 
> > much claimed stability. But I'm having even more
> > crashes, and, unlike Win98, Linux doesn't seem to
> be
> > able to fix many of them even on rebooting. Also,
> it
> 
> That's strange - for me, ext2 has been far more
> stable than
> dosfs/windows has been. I haven't even had to reboot
> for some
> two months now.
> 
> > would be nice if there was a graphic equivalent of
> > Window's :Safe Mode."
> 
> I am not sure what that would accomplish.
> 
>

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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread David E. Fox

> I simply typed fsck (nothing else) when it halted at
> the first reboot attempt. I didn't record the

fsck requires at least one argument - the partition to check.

> As you probably suspect, I got impatiant and
> reinstalled again. I'm warry of making the change
> again in /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt as I don't know whether

I've never gotten my mandrake setup to shut down completely 
clean. I've not had this problem with other distributions I've
used in the past. But with mandrake (7.2) it just doesn't seem to
get to the point where it can shut the power off, so I have to 
reset and run through the fsck procedures.

> much claimed stability. But I'm having even more
> crashes, and, unlike Win98, Linux doesn't seem to be
> able to fix many of them even on rebooting. Also, it

That's strange - for me, ext2 has been far more stable than
dosfs/windows has been. I haven't even had to reboot for some
two months now.

> would be nice if there was a graphic equivalent of
> Window's :Safe Mode."

I am not sure what that would accomplish.


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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread David E. Fox

> Thanks. I'll add to my file. But both hard drives are
> less than 6 months old and the mobo only a little

Peter - did you run the fsck as it suggested? These types
of errors are fairly rare (if you shut down correctly) but they
in themselves don't seem to be an indicatino of bad hardware. 

I'd reboot and follow through with the fsck - just type 'fsck /dev/hdc1'
without any options. Once the system goes through the filesystem check,
you'll be able to reboot to a (hopefully) clean system.



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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread Peter Rymshaw

Thanks. I'll add to my file. But both hard drives are
less than 6 months old and the mobo only a little
older. In fact, about the only thing old on the box is
the box itself--new motherboard, processor, memory,
cd-rom, floppy.

--- erylon hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  My first guess is your hard drive is going
> south--second guess is a bad ide 
> controller on the mobo.  Even if it works in
> Windoze--that's not a good 
> indication--linux is less forgiving of bad hardware
> because the system is 
> written to use it to the max of its capabilities.
> 
> eryl
> 
> Saturday 18 August 2001 09:25, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> 
> > > 
> >
> > "Checking root file system/dev/hdc1 contains a
> file
> > system with ferrors, check forced /dev/hdc1
> > Unattached mode 274111
> > /dev/hdc1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY, RUN fsck
> > manually, (without -a or -p options)
> > Failed to check file system. Do you want to repair
> the
> > errors (beware...)"
> >
> > So, after a very brief period, I'm out of action
> > again.
> 
> >
> > Help anyone!
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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread Peter Rymshaw

Yes, it locked up completely--no keyboard or mouse
access.

I simply typed fsck (nothing else) when it halted at
the first reboot attempt. I didn't record the
response, but it was one line and didn't seem to be an
"I don't understand you". But it didn't seem to make
any difference.

As you probably suspect, I got impatiant and
reinstalled again. I'm warry of making the change
again in /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt as I don't know whether
this caused the freeze during operation as well as
eliminating the shutdown problem. For now, I'm just
selecting "Reboot" (which does the same thing as
contr/alt/del does) and then watch the screen and turn
off the computer after it reaches the restarting
sequence (before anything has started up).

This is frustrating, though. Besides for wanting to
seperate myself from the Microsoft dependency and
feeding the monopoly, and instead wanting to support
the open principles of Linux, I also wanted to get the
much claimed stability. But I'm having even more
crashes, and, unlike Win98, Linux doesn't seem to be
able to fix many of them even on rebooting. Also, it
would be nice if there was a graphic equivalent of
Window's :Safe Mode."

Well, I'm not giving up yet.

Thanks.
--- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well we can bet we are working on different problems
> with each "reinstall" 
> and you are learing a LOT too. this boot error is
> from a bad spot in the hard 
> drive that may either have caused the freze or been
> the cause of the freeze. 
> when you say "linux locked up" you do mean that the
> mouse and the keyboard 
> had NO operation, and even trying  [Ctrl+Alt+f4] did
> not bring you to a text 
> console? if it does get you to a text console, you
> could try and run "top" to 
> see what was using all the computer's processes or
> memory to keep other 
> programs from running. you can run fsk on the drive
> as root, or the next time 
> you reinstall try using ReiserFS, as it recovers
> without the ned to run a 
> filesystem checker. FSK (FileSystemchecK) is in some
> ways like scandisk in 
> windows, in that when you do not shutdown correctly
> (with out unmounting the 
> hard drives) it wants to check the hard drive for
> errors. it found one.
> 
> On Saturday 18 August 2001 12:25, Peter Rymshaw
> wrote:
> > Sent a message last night saying that all was fine
> now
> > that (1) I erased all Linux partitions and then
> > reinstall. (That allowd LILO to work.) and did the
> VIA
> > bug fix (That eliminated the shut down error.) But
> > then...
> >
> > BACK TO ZERO (although problem not identical)
> >
> > I was going to send this message saying that both
> the
> > LILO problem and the shutdown problem were now
> fixed,
> > and mention as an aside some business of the
> > limitations of using rescue mode.
> >
> > But before I could do that, Linux locked up on me
> > completely (as had sometimes happened in the past)
> and
> > I had now choice but to turn off the machine. 
> When I
> > restarted (LILO still OK), it went through the
> process
> > of making fixes until it got to this:
> >
> > "Checking root file system/dev/hdc1 contains a
> file
> > system with ferrors, check forced /dev/hdc1
> > Unattached mode 274111
> > /dev/hdc1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY, RUN fsck
> > manually, (without -a or -p options)
> > Failed to check file system. Do you want to repair
> the
> > errors (beware...)"
> >
> > So, after a very brief period, I'm out of action
> > again.
> >
> > I don't think that I can access the the file that
> I
> > "fixed" from Rescue, so would have reinstall
> again.
> > And, of course, I would still have the old problem
> > when shuting down without reboot.
> >
> > Help anyone!
> >
> > --- JDRadio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Peter,
> > > When you boot the boot disk, it should come to a
> > > prompt boot:
> > > type linux 
> > > and it should now be booting.
> > >
> > >
> > > Carroll is right about the VIA bug but don't
> know if
> > > it applies as
> > > you never said what the motherboard chipset was,
> or
> > > I missed it as I had to
> > > reinstall linux CAUSE I downloaded and installed
> the
> > > latest
> > > Mandrake FREQ dated 8-10-01 and it was worse
> then
> > > the last
> > > Freq update dated 06-01 so buyer beware...
> > > Also 3 others had the same problems.
> > > DO NOT INSTALL MANDRAKE FREQ 8-10-01..
> > >
> > > By the way KDE 2.2 is out and that looks great
> but I
> > > haven't installed
> > > it yet..
> > > (I wonder why?)
> > >
> > > JoeD
> > >
> > > Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > > > Thanks Carroll:
> > > >
> > > > I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so
> I
> > >
> > > can
> > >
> > > > apply it later. Right now I'm having problems
> with
> > > > lilo and cab only access rescue command line,
> from
> > > > which I have been shutting down by
> ctrl-alt-del.
> > >
> > > The
> > >
> > > > problem has never shown up with this or a
> > >
> > > "Restart"
> > >
> > > > shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I
> did
> > >
> > > it
> > >
> > > > n

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-19 Thread etharp

Well we can bet we are working on different problems with each "reinstall" 
and you are learing a LOT too. this boot error is from a bad spot in the hard 
drive that may either have caused the freze or been the cause of the freeze. 
when you say "linux locked up" you do mean that the mouse and the keyboard 
had NO operation, and even trying  [Ctrl+Alt+f4] did not bring you to a text 
console? if it does get you to a text console, you could try and run "top" to 
see what was using all the computer's processes or memory to keep other 
programs from running. you can run fsk on the drive as root, or the next time 
you reinstall try using ReiserFS, as it recovers without the ned to run a 
filesystem checker. FSK (FileSystemchecK) is in some ways like scandisk in 
windows, in that when you do not shutdown correctly (with out unmounting the 
hard drives) it wants to check the hard drive for errors. it found one.

On Saturday 18 August 2001 12:25, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> Sent a message last night saying that all was fine now
> that (1) I erased all Linux partitions and then
> reinstall. (That allowd LILO to work.) and did the VIA
> bug fix (That eliminated the shut down error.) But
> then...
>
> BACK TO ZERO (although problem not identical)
>
> I was going to send this message saying that both the
> LILO problem and the shutdown problem were now fixed,
> and mention as an aside some business of the
> limitations of using rescue mode.
>
> But before I could do that, Linux locked up on me
> completely (as had sometimes happened in the past) and
> I had now choice but to turn off the machine.  When I
> restarted (LILO still OK), it went through the process
> of making fixes until it got to this:
>
> "Checking root file system/dev/hdc1 contains a file
> system with ferrors, check forced /dev/hdc1
> Unattached mode 274111
> /dev/hdc1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY, RUN fsck
> manually, (without -a or -p options)
> Failed to check file system. Do you want to repair the
> errors (beware...)"
>
> So, after a very brief period, I'm out of action
> again.
>
> I don't think that I can access the the file that I
> "fixed" from Rescue, so would have reinstall again.
> And, of course, I would still have the old problem
> when shuting down without reboot.
>
> Help anyone!
>
> --- JDRadio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Peter,
> > When you boot the boot disk, it should come to a
> > prompt boot:
> > type linux 
> > and it should now be booting.
> >
> >
> > Carroll is right about the VIA bug but don't know if
> > it applies as
> > you never said what the motherboard chipset was, or
> > I missed it as I had to
> > reinstall linux CAUSE I downloaded and installed the
> > latest
> > Mandrake FREQ dated 8-10-01 and it was worse then
> > the last
> > Freq update dated 06-01 so buyer beware...
> > Also 3 others had the same problems.
> > DO NOT INSTALL MANDRAKE FREQ 8-10-01..
> >
> > By the way KDE 2.2 is out and that looks great but I
> > haven't installed
> > it yet..
> > (I wonder why?)
> >
> > JoeD
> >
> > Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > > Thanks Carroll:
> > >
> > > I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so I
> >
> > can
> >
> > > apply it later. Right now I'm having problems with
> > > lilo and cab only access rescue command line, from
> > > which I have been shutting down by ctrl-alt-del.
> >
> > The
> >
> > > problem has never shown up with this or a
> >
> > "Restart"
> >
> > > shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I did
> >
> > it
> >
> > > now.
> > >
> > > Whenever I get lilo working (can't seem to find
> > > lilo.conf)...
> > >
> > > --- Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >> Peter:
> > >> Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just in
> > >> case go to
> > >> nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the
> >
> > page
> >
> > >> (look for a link to
> > >> Mandrake User Organization), there's a note about
> > >> repairing this problem
> > >> that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never
> > >> found out why it works,
> > >> but it does.
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Carroll
> > >>
> > >> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > >> big snip
> > >>
> > >>> Here is what it said when it stopped the
> > 
> >  shutdown:
> > >>> Code: Bad EIP value.
> > >>> /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054
> > >>
> > >> Segmentation
> > >>
> > >> fault
> > >>
> > >>> halt -i -d -p
> > >>> -
> > >>>
> > >>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from
> > >
> > > MandrakeSoft?
> > >
> > >> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
>
> 
>
> > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
> >
> > MandrakeSoft?
> >
> > > Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> > > message.footer
> > >
> > > Content-Type:
> > >
> > > text/plain
> > > Content-Encoding:
> > >
> > > 8bit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
>
> MandrakeSoft?
>
> > Go to http://.mandrakestore.com


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Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-18 Thread Peter Rymshaw

Sent a message last night saying that all was fine now
that (1) I erased all Linux partitions and then
reinstall. (That allowd LILO to work.) and did the VIA
bug fix (That eliminated the shut down error.) But
then...

BACK TO ZERO (although problem not identical)

I was going to send this message saying that both the
LILO problem and the shutdown problem were now fixed,
and mention as an aside some business of the
limitations of using rescue mode.

But before I could do that, Linux locked up on me
completely (as had sometimes happened in the past) and
I had now choice but to turn off the machine.  When I
restarted (LILO still OK), it went through the process
of making fixes until it got to this:

"Checking root file system/dev/hdc1 contains a file
system with ferrors, check forced /dev/hdc1
Unattached mode 274111
/dev/hdc1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY, RUN fsck
manually, (without -a or -p options)
Failed to check file system. Do you want to repair the
errors (beware...)"

So, after a very brief period, I'm out of action
again.

I don't think that I can access the the file that I
"fixed" from Rescue, so would have reinstall again.
And, of course, I would still have the old problem
when shuting down without reboot.

Help anyone!



--- JDRadio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter,
> When you boot the boot disk, it should come to a
> prompt boot:
> type linux 
> and it should now be booting.
> 
> 
> Carroll is right about the VIA bug but don't know if
> it applies as
> you never said what the motherboard chipset was, or
> I missed it as I had to
> reinstall linux CAUSE I downloaded and installed the
> latest
> Mandrake FREQ dated 8-10-01 and it was worse then
> the last
> Freq update dated 06-01 so buyer beware...
> Also 3 others had the same problems.
> DO NOT INSTALL MANDRAKE FREQ 8-10-01..
> 
> By the way KDE 2.2 is out and that looks great but I
> haven't installed 
> it yet..
> (I wonder why?)
> 
> JoeD
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Carroll:
> > 
> > I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so I
> can
> > apply it later. Right now I'm having problems with
> > lilo and cab only access rescue command line, from
> > which I have been shutting down by ctrl-alt-del.
> The
> > problem has never shown up with this or a
> "Restart"
> > shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I did
> it
> > now.
> > 
> > Whenever I get lilo working (can't seem to find
> > lilo.conf)...
> >  
> > --- Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> >> Peter:
> >> Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just in
> >> case go to
> >> nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the
> page
> >> (look for a link to
> >> Mandrake User Organization), there's a note about
> >> repairing this problem
> >> that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never
> >> found out why it works,
> >> but it does.
> >> Regards,
> >> Carroll
> >> 
> >> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> >> 
> >> big snip
> > 
> >>> Here is what it said when it stopped the
> >> 
>  shutdown:
>  
> >>> Code: Bad EIP value.
> >>> /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054
> >> 
> >> Segmentation
> >> 
> >> fault
> >> 
> >>> halt -i -d -p
> >>> -
> >>> 
> >>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from
> >> 
> > MandrakeSoft?
> > 
> >> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> >> 
> > 
> >
>

> > 
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
> MandrakeSoft? 
> > Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> > message.footer
> > 
> > Content-Type:
> > 
> > text/plain
> > Content-Encoding:
> > 
> > 8bit
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
MandrakeSoft?
> 
> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> 




Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://.mandrakestore.com



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-17 Thread JDRadio

Peter,
When you boot the boot disk, it should come to a prompt boot:
type linux 
and it should now be booting.


Carroll is right about the VIA bug but don't know if it applies as
you never said what the motherboard chipset was, or I missed it as I had to
reinstall linux CAUSE I downloaded and installed the latest
Mandrake FREQ dated 8-10-01 and it was worse then the last
Freq update dated 06-01 so buyer beware...
Also 3 others had the same problems.
DO NOT INSTALL MANDRAKE FREQ 8-10-01..

By the way KDE 2.2 is out and that looks great but I haven't installed 
it yet..
(I wonder why?)

JoeD



Peter Rymshaw wrote:

> Thanks Carroll:
> 
> I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so I can
> apply it later. Right now I'm having problems with
> lilo and cab only access rescue command line, from
> which I have been shutting down by ctrl-alt-del. The
> problem has never shown up with this or a "Restart"
> shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I did it
> now.
> 
> Whenever I get lilo working (can't seem to find
> lilo.conf)...
>  
> --- Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Peter:
>> Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just in
>> case go to
>> nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the page
>> (look for a link to
>> Mandrake User Organization), there's a note about
>> repairing this problem
>> that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never
>> found out why it works,
>> but it does.
>> Regards,
>> Carroll
>> 
>> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
>> 
>> big snip
> 
>>> Here is what it said when it stopped the
>> 
 shutdown:
 
>>> Code: Bad EIP value.
>>> /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054
>> 
>> Segmentation
>> 
>> fault
>> 
>>> halt -i -d -p
>>> -
>>> 
>>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from
>> 
> MandrakeSoft?
> 
>> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> message.footer
> 
> Content-Type:
> 
> text/plain
> Content-Encoding:
> 
> 8bit
> 
> 





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Go to http://.mandrakestore.com



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-17 Thread Peter Rymshaw

Thanks Carroll:

I didn't know about this, but bookmarked it so I can
apply it later. Right now I'm having problems with
lilo and cab only access rescue command line, from
which I have been shutting down by ctrl-alt-del. The
problem has never shown up with this or a "Restart"
shutdown, so I couldn't test the results if I did it
now.

Whenever I get lilo working (can't seem to find
lilo.conf)...
 
--- Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter:
> Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just in
> case go to
> nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the page
> (look for a link to
> Mandrake User Organization), there's a note about
> repairing this problem
> that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never
> found out why it works,
> but it does.
> Regards,
> Carroll
> 
> Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > 
>  big snip
> >
> > > > > > Here is what it said when it stopped the
> > > shutdown:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Code: Bad EIP value.
> > > > > > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054
> Segmentation
> > > > >
> > > > > fault
> > > > >
> > > > > > halt -i -d -p
> > > > > > -
> > > > > >
> 
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
MandrakeSoft?
> 
> Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
> 




Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://.mandrakestore.com



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-17 Thread Carroll Grigsby

Peter:
Maybe you've already sorted this out, but just in case go to
nlpagan.net/linux.htm. Towards the end of the page (look for a link to
Mandrake User Organization), there's a note about repairing this problem
that affects some VIA-based systems. I've never found out why it works,
but it does.
Regards,
Carroll

Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> 
 big snip
>
> > > > > Here is what it said when it stopped the
> > shutdown:
> > > > >
> > > > > Code: Bad EIP value.
> > > > > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054 Segmentation
> > > >
> > > > fault
> > > >
> > > > > halt -i -d -p
> > > > > -
> > > > >



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Go to http://.mandrakestore.com



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-14 Thread etharp

Move the video card to the slot next to the AGP slot, it requires a "bus 
master" slot, just try it and humour me?


On Monday 13 August 2001 23:47, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> OK, I tried JDRadio's suggestion of new memory by
> removing my 63MG and replacing it with a new 128MB
> (bought at BestBuys for $19.95 after rebates) and
> reinstalled without specifying mem.  It's running nice
> and fast, but no change otherwise. I still get the
> error message if I shutdown without reboot.
>
> I did the two cat commands and saw a bunch of info,
> but non of it meant much to me--contents of bus
> includes a SiS controller; since interrupts didn't
> report IRQ numbers, I didn't understand any of that.
> No mention anywhere of conflicts, though.
>
> No, my video card is not next to the AGP. Let me be
> specific. Going from bottom to top on the left hand
> edge of the mobo, I have 3 ISA slots and then 4 PCI.
> Slightly inboard and above (like the slots for the com
> ports) is the AGP connector. So there is no PCI slot
> next to the AGP in the sense of being along side of it
> in the same row. But if you mean is the card as close
> as it could be (ie, in the top-most PCI, the answer is
> no, it is in the third one down.
>
> I don't understand how this could make a difference,
> but I will move it up to the top of the row so it will
> be geographically closest to the AGP slot.
>
> I also will move things around so that there is
> nothing in the second slot.  Earlier you mentioned
> having nothing next to the video card.
>
> Also, plug and play is turned off in the bios
>
> Also, you suggested making both hard drives masters on
> the two channels. Right now the drive that Windows is
> on is ist Master and the Linux is first Slave (with
> the CD-ROM 2nd Master. I'll change this around and
> make the CD-ROM (2nd Slave?). But if I do this is my
> computer likely to not be able to find any of the new
> locations? I don't want to lose access to my CD-ROM.
> Will Windows assign it a different drive letter?

as long as it is configured correctly in the computer BIOS and it finds the 
drive they will still get the same drive letters and no data should be lost. 
as long as the video card is PCI and in the slot next to AGP, you don't need 
to worry about a card next to it, that was for an AGP video card not sharing 
that top slot w/ an PCI card 

> Thanks.
>
> --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > well,,, maybe
> > Don't worry about my time, I am here of my own free
> > will and enjoy it for the
> > heck of it and the learning I receive for free.
> >
> > it seems to me we might be getting some where tho,
> > is the card in the slot
> > next to the AGP slot? It should be, and that would
> > be the first thing to try
> > if it is not. have you tried (when running linux, in
> > a text console, as root,
> > without the quotes) "cat /proc/pci" and "cat
> > /proc/interupts" for more
> > information about possible pci and IRQ asingnments
> > and confilcts?
> >
> > I would bet you can still use the card, depending on
> > how great graphics you
> > need, (and that is without checking the hardware
> > list at
> > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3) but
> > I bet you will get a few
> > folks to tell you for hi-end video cards Ge-force
> > w/nvida chips is da way to
> > go.
> >
> > On Sunday 12 August 2001 1903:30, Peter Rymshaw
> >
> > wrote:
> > > This is in reply to both of your messages. As I
> > > thought, I appear to have a PCI video card.  My
> > > computer shop receipt says that they installed SiS
> > > 6326 PCI VC4MAGP3D   S# B46N3151, which I
> >
> > think is
> >
> > > ambiguous, but the card is definitely plugged into
> >
> > a
> >
> > > PCI slot and my AGP slot inside ib the board is
> >
> > empty.
> >
> > > I was going to ask you a series of questions
> >
> > regarding
> >
> > > my vidio card replacement options re
> > > Sis/other/AGP/PCI, but your next message and some
> >
> > of
> >
> > > my own thinking prompts me to go in another
> >
> > direction.
> >
> > > Do you think maybe I can stay with this card even
> > > though it is a PCI? Is does seem to be working.
> > > Mandrake Control Center reports it as Sis 6326 (no
> > > reference to AGP or PCI). Furthur, it has me using
> > > XFree 4.0.6., but presents options of 3.3.6.,
> >
> > 3.3.6.
> >
> > > Experimental, and 4.0.6.Experimental (all of which
> > > might freeze the computer. Danger!)
> > >
> > > I was going to ask you about these and how I could
> > > change back to my current setting from the command
> > > line if I tried it and failed.
> > >
> > > But now I see your latest message.  Do you think I
> > > should try the other changes to my hardware? That
> >
> > is,
> >
> > > do you think that I still might be able to work
> >
> > things
> >
> > > out with existing card?
> > >
> > > Sorry to take up so much time, if you're not sure,
> > > I'll just go ahead and try and see how it goes.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-13 Thread Peter Rymshaw

OK, I tried JDRadio's suggestion of new memory by
removing my 63MG and replacing it with a new 128MB
(bought at BestBuys for $19.95 after rebates) and
reinstalled without specifying mem.  It's running nice
and fast, but no change otherwise. I still get the
error message if I shutdown without reboot.

I did the two cat commands and saw a bunch of info,
but non of it meant much to me--contents of bus
includes a SiS controller; since interrupts didn't
report IRQ numbers, I didn't understand any of that.
No mention anywhere of conflicts, though.

No, my video card is not next to the AGP. Let me be
specific. Going from bottom to top on the left hand
edge of the mobo, I have 3 ISA slots and then 4 PCI.
Slightly inboard and above (like the slots for the com
ports) is the AGP connector. So there is no PCI slot
next to the AGP in the sense of being along side of it
in the same row. But if you mean is the card as close
as it could be (ie, in the top-most PCI, the answer is
no, it is in the third one down.

I don't understand how this could make a difference,
but I will move it up to the top of the row so it will
be geographically closest to the AGP slot.

I also will move things around so that there is
nothing in the second slot.  Earlier you mentioned
having nothing next to the video card.

Also, plug and play is turned off in the bios

Also, you suggested making both hard drives masters on
the two channels. Right now the drive that Windows is
on is ist Master and the Linux is first Slave (with
the CD-ROM 2nd Master. I'll change this around and
make the CD-ROM (2nd Slave?). But if I do this is my
computer likely to not be able to find any of the new
locations? I don't want to lose access to my CD-ROM.
Will Windows assign it a different drive letter?

Thanks.
--- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> well,,, maybe 
> Don't worry about my time, I am here of my own free
> will and enjoy it for the 
> heck of it and the learning I receive for free.
> 
> it seems to me we might be getting some where tho,
> is the card in the slot 
> next to the AGP slot? It should be, and that would
> be the first thing to try 
> if it is not. have you tried (when running linux, in
> a text console, as root, 
> without the quotes) "cat /proc/pci" and "cat
> /proc/interupts" for more 
> information about possible pci and IRQ asingnments
> and confilcts? 
> 
> I would bet you can still use the card, depending on
> how great graphics you 
> need, (and that is without checking the hardware
> list at  
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3) but
> I bet you will get a few 
> folks to tell you for hi-end video cards Ge-force
> w/nvida chips is da way to 
> go. 
> 
> On Sunday 12 August 2001 1903:30, Peter Rymshaw
> wrote:
> > This is in reply to both of your messages. As I
> > thought, I appear to have a PCI video card.  My
> > computer shop receipt says that they installed SiS
> > 6326 PCI VC4MAGP3D   S# B46N3151, which I
> think is
> > ambiguous, but the card is definitely plugged into
> a
> > PCI slot and my AGP slot inside ib the board is
> empty.
> >
> > I was going to ask you a series of questions
> regarding
> > my vidio card replacement options re
> > Sis/other/AGP/PCI, but your next message and some
> of
> > my own thinking prompts me to go in another
> direction.
> >
> > Do you think maybe I can stay with this card even
> > though it is a PCI? Is does seem to be working.
> > Mandrake Control Center reports it as Sis 6326 (no
> > reference to AGP or PCI). Furthur, it has me using
> > XFree 4.0.6., but presents options of 3.3.6.,
> 3.3.6.
> > Experimental, and 4.0.6.Experimental (all of which
> > might freeze the computer. Danger!)
> >
> > I was going to ask you about these and how I could
> > change back to my current setting from the command
> > line if I tried it and failed.
> >
> > But now I see your latest message.  Do you think I
> > should try the other changes to my hardware? That
> is,
> > do you think that I still might be able to work
> things
> > out with existing card?
> >
> > Sorry to take up so much time, if you're not sure,
> > I'll just go ahead and try and see how it goes.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > can you make sure that Plug and pray OS is set
> to
> > > off, and that you do not
> > > have any card next to the video card, and that
> the
> > > hard drives are set up as
> > > masters on there own IDE channel (believe me, it
> > > could well be worth the time
> > > to set the jumpers a cables if you get this
> right).
> > > next i would consider a
> > > good test program for your ram. the differences
> in
> > > the install may have been
> > > choices you made as far as "expert" and
> > > "recomended". I am no where near
> > > expericanced enough to decipher your error, but
> I
> > > bet someone here will in
> > > the next couple of days.
> > >
> > > On Sunday 12 August 2001 14:06, Peter Rymshaw
> wrote:
> > > > Well, progress but I don't know whether it
> will
> > 

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-12 Thread etharp

well,,, maybe 
Don't worry about my time, I am here of my own free will and enjoy it for the 
heck of it and the learning I receive for free.

it seems to me we might be getting some where tho, is the card in the slot 
next to the AGP slot? It should be, and that would be the first thing to try 
if it is not. have you tried (when running linux, in a text console, as root, 
without the quotes) "cat /proc/pci" and "cat /proc/interupts" for more 
information about possible pci and IRQ asingnments and confilcts? 

I would bet you can still use the card, depending on how great graphics you 
need, (and that is without checking the hardware list at  
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3) but I bet you will get a few 
folks to tell you for hi-end video cards Ge-force w/nvida chips is da way to 
go. 

On Sunday 12 August 2001 1903:30, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> This is in reply to both of your messages. As I
> thought, I appear to have a PCI video card.  My
> computer shop receipt says that they installed SiS
> 6326 PCI VC4MAGP3D   S# B46N3151, which I think is
> ambiguous, but the card is definitely plugged into a
> PCI slot and my AGP slot inside ib the board is empty.
>
> I was going to ask you a series of questions regarding
> my vidio card replacement options re
> Sis/other/AGP/PCI, but your next message and some of
> my own thinking prompts me to go in another direction.
>
> Do you think maybe I can stay with this card even
> though it is a PCI? Is does seem to be working.
> Mandrake Control Center reports it as Sis 6326 (no
> reference to AGP or PCI). Furthur, it has me using
> XFree 4.0.6., but presents options of 3.3.6., 3.3.6.
> Experimental, and 4.0.6.Experimental (all of which
> might freeze the computer. Danger!)
>
> I was going to ask you about these and how I could
> change back to my current setting from the command
> line if I tried it and failed.
>
> But now I see your latest message.  Do you think I
> should try the other changes to my hardware? That is,
> do you think that I still might be able to work things
> out with existing card?
>
> Sorry to take up so much time, if you're not sure,
> I'll just go ahead and try and see how it goes.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > can you make sure that Plug and pray OS is set to
> > off, and that you do not
> > have any card next to the video card, and that the
> > hard drives are set up as
> > masters on there own IDE channel (believe me, it
> > could well be worth the time
> > to set the jumpers a cables if you get this right).
> > next i would consider a
> > good test program for your ram. the differences in
> > the install may have been
> > choices you made as far as "expert" and
> > "recomended". I am no where near
> > expericanced enough to decipher your error, but I
> > bet someone here will in
> > the next couple of days.
> >
> > On Sunday 12 August 2001 14:06, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > > Well, progress but I don't know whether it will
> >
> > stick
> >
> > > or not.
> > >
> > > I have 64MB of memory, so I installed as mem=060.
> >
> > The
> >
> > > istallation went very smoothly, although I was
> >
> > given a
> >
> > > warning at the very beginning about being low on
> > > memory. The other things that I noticed was that
> >
> > there
> >
> > > was no sight of a bar filling across the screen
> >
> > before
> >
> > > going into second stage like in previous installs,
> > > just a hestitation. I never saw the number of
> >
> > programs
> >
> > > that would be downloader, as I did before, but
> >
> > there
> >
> > > was the picture show about all the great things I
> >
> > was
> >
> > > getting, which I don't think I've been seeing
> >
> > lately.
> >
> > > Also, that I did not need to insert the second CD
> >
> > at
> >
> > > all.
> > >
> > > But the problem is that when I chose Sutdown (not
> > > Restart)I still got a message about segmentation
> >
> > fault
> >
> > > rather than a complete termination at the end of
> >
> > the
> >
> > > shutdown process.  Ctr Alt Del at this point made
> >
> > the
> >
> > > machine end and restart.
> > >
> > > So I tried restarting--no problem.  This time I
> >
> > shut
> >
> > > down and selected Restart (not Shutdown) and I saw
> >
> > no
> >
> > > errors. But I remember this kind of behavior
> >
> > before
> >
> > > for a while until it simply wouldn't restart after
> >
> > a
> >
> > > while, so I'm still not sure that I'm OK.
> > >
> > > Here is what it said when it stopped the shutdown:
> > >
> > > Code: Bad EIP value.
> > > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054 Segmentation
> >
> > fault
> >
> > > halt -i -d -p
> > > -
> > >
> > > I decided to try reinstalling by cutting back on
> >
> > the
> >
> > > memory setting even more, so I reinstalled with
> > > mem=055.
> > >
> > > It went through the whole installation fine, but
> >
> > could
> >
> > > not start X, would only run in command mode.  So I
> > > reinstalled once again with my mem=060 and
> >
> > everything
> >
> > > is O

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-12 Thread Peter Rymshaw

This is in reply to both of your messages. As I
thought, I appear to have a PCI video card.  My
computer shop receipt says that they installed SiS
6326 PCI VC4MAGP3D   S# B46N3151, which I think is
ambiguous, but the card is definitely plugged into a
PCI slot and my AGP slot inside ib the board is empty.

I was going to ask you a series of questions regarding
my vidio card replacement options re
Sis/other/AGP/PCI, but your next message and some of
my own thinking prompts me to go in another direction.

Do you think maybe I can stay with this card even
though it is a PCI? Is does seem to be working.
Mandrake Control Center reports it as Sis 6326 (no
reference to AGP or PCI). Furthur, it has me using
XFree 4.0.6., but presents options of 3.3.6., 3.3.6.
Experimental, and 4.0.6.Experimental (all of which
might freeze the computer. Danger!)

I was going to ask you about these and how I could
change back to my current setting from the command
line if I tried it and failed.

But now I see your latest message.  Do you think I
should try the other changes to my hardware? That is,
do you think that I still might be able to work things
out with existing card?

Sorry to take up so much time, if you're not sure,
I'll just go ahead and try and see how it goes.

Thanks.
--- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> can you make sure that Plug and pray OS is set to
> off, and that you do not 
> have any card next to the video card, and that the
> hard drives are set up as 
> masters on there own IDE channel (believe me, it
> could well be worth the time 
> to set the jumpers a cables if you get this right).
> next i would consider a 
> good test program for your ram. the differences in
> the install may have been 
> choices you made as far as "expert" and
> "recomended". I am no where near 
> expericanced enough to decipher your error, but I
> bet someone here will in 
> the next couple of days. 
> 
> On Sunday 12 August 2001 14:06, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> > Well, progress but I don't know whether it will
> stick
> > or not.
> >
> > I have 64MB of memory, so I installed as mem=060.
> The
> > istallation went very smoothly, although I was
> given a
> > warning at the very beginning about being low on
> > memory. The other things that I noticed was that
> there
> > was no sight of a bar filling across the screen
> before
> > going into second stage like in previous installs,
> > just a hestitation. I never saw the number of
> programs
> > that would be downloader, as I did before, but
> there
> > was the picture show about all the great things I
> was
> > getting, which I don't think I've been seeing
> lately.
> > Also, that I did not need to insert the second CD
> at
> > all.
> >
> > But the problem is that when I chose Sutdown (not
> > Restart)I still got a message about segmentation
> fault
> > rather than a complete termination at the end of
> the
> > shutdown process.  Ctr Alt Del at this point made
> the
> > machine end and restart.
> >
> > So I tried restarting--no problem.  This time I
> shut
> > down and selected Restart (not Shutdown) and I saw
> no
> > errors. But I remember this kind of behavior
> before
> > for a while until it simply wouldn't restart after
> a
> > while, so I'm still not sure that I'm OK.
> >
> > Here is what it said when it stopped the shutdown:
> >
> > Code: Bad EIP value.
> > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054 Segmentation
> fault
> > halt -i -d -p
> > -
> >
> > I decided to try reinstalling by cutting back on
> the
> > memory setting even more, so I reinstalled with
> > mem=055.
> >
> > It went through the whole installation fine, but
> could
> > not start X, would only run in command mode.  So I
> > reinstalled once again with my mem=060 and
> everything
> > is OK *for now* to the extent above.
> >
> > I plan to shut down now with the Restart option.
> > Unless, that error message tells you that I have
> > something I should do, I'll just wait and see if
> the
> > fix holds or not.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I know it must seem like I ask a BUNCH of
> questions,
> > > but the more info we
> > > have the more likely to find the problem. Have
> you
> > > tried the install with
> > > specifying a few lower meg ram than the amount
> you
> > > are reported to have? (At
> > > the splash screen hit F1 And type "linux
> mem=xxxM"
> > > without the quotes and
> > > with a number representing the RAM available as
> xxx.
> > >  this was
> > > "linux mem=120M" after subtracting 8 meg from
> 128
> > > meg reported
> > > do you have a card in the slot next to the video
> > > card (a no-no w/n agp video
> > > card)
> > >
> > > On Saturday 11 August 2001 20:01, Peter Rymshaw
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > -what vidoe card do you have? is it onboard
> the
> > >
> > > MOBO?
> > >
> > > > **It is a SIS PCI  6326VC4MAGP3D. It's a card
> > >
> > > plugged
> > >
> > > > into one of the expansion slots.
> > > >
> > > >  does it share memory from the MoBo?
> > > >
> > > > *

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-12 Thread etharp

can you make sure that Plug and pray OS is set to off, and that you do not 
have any card next to the video card, and that the hard drives are set up as 
masters on there own IDE channel (believe me, it could well be worth the time 
to set the jumpers a cables if you get this right). next i would consider a 
good test program for your ram. the differences in the install may have been 
choices you made as far as "expert" and "recomended". I am no where near 
expericanced enough to decipher your error, but I bet someone here will in 
the next couple of days. 

On Sunday 12 August 2001 14:06, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> Well, progress but I don't know whether it will stick
> or not.
>
> I have 64MB of memory, so I installed as mem=060. The
> istallation went very smoothly, although I was given a
> warning at the very beginning about being low on
> memory. The other things that I noticed was that there
> was no sight of a bar filling across the screen before
> going into second stage like in previous installs,
> just a hestitation. I never saw the number of programs
> that would be downloader, as I did before, but there
> was the picture show about all the great things I was
> getting, which I don't think I've been seeing lately.
> Also, that I did not need to insert the second CD at
> all.
>
> But the problem is that when I chose Sutdown (not
> Restart)I still got a message about segmentation fault
> rather than a complete termination at the end of the
> shutdown process.  Ctr Alt Del at this point made the
> machine end and restart.
>
> So I tried restarting--no problem.  This time I shut
> down and selected Restart (not Shutdown) and I saw no
> errors. But I remember this kind of behavior before
> for a while until it simply wouldn't restart after a
> while, so I'm still not sure that I'm OK.
>
> Here is what it said when it stopped the shutdown:
>
> Code: Bad EIP value.
> /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line 1: 4054 Segmentation fault
> halt -i -d -p
> -
>
> I decided to try reinstalling by cutting back on the
> memory setting even more, so I reinstalled with
> mem=055.
>
> It went through the whole installation fine, but could
> not start X, would only run in command mode.  So I
> reinstalled once again with my mem=060 and everything
> is OK *for now* to the extent above.
>
> I plan to shut down now with the Restart option.
> Unless, that error message tells you that I have
> something I should do, I'll just wait and see if the
> fix holds or not.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I know it must seem like I ask a BUNCH of questions,
> > but the more info we
> > have the more likely to find the problem. Have you
> > tried the install with
> > specifying a few lower meg ram than the amount you
> > are reported to have? (At
> > the splash screen hit F1 And type "linux mem=xxxM"
> > without the quotes and
> > with a number representing the RAM available as xxx.
> >  this was
> > "linux mem=120M" after subtracting 8 meg from 128
> > meg reported
> > do you have a card in the slot next to the video
> > card (a no-no w/n agp video
> > card)
> >
> > On Saturday 11 August 2001 20:01, Peter Rymshaw
> >
> > wrote:
> > > -what vidoe card do you have? is it onboard the
> >
> > MOBO?
> >
> > > **It is a SIS PCI  6326VC4MAGP3D. It's a card
> >
> > plugged
> >
> > > into one of the expansion slots.
> > >
> > >  does it share memory from the MoBo?
> > >
> > > **I have no idea.
> > >
> > >  are the hard drive set as master on there own ide
> > > channel?
> > >
> > > **The hard drives are master and slave on the
> >
> > first.
> >
> > > is the CD ROM set to slave on it's own channel?
> > >
> > > **The CD ROM is *master* on the other channel.
> > >
> > >  is the BIOS correctly ID the HD?
> > >
> > > **Yes.
> > >
> > > and do you have the same problems with winder$?
> > >
> > > **No.
> > >
> > > do you try and delete tmp files?
> > >
> > > **No, is that likely to matter? I will..
> > >
> > >  sounds like you might have problems with the pio
> >
> > or
> >
> > > dma settngs on te hard drives, but could be a load
> >
> > of
> >
> > > different things. what brand of HD? model? speed?
> >
> > how
> >
> > > are you formating it? has this hosed the winder$
> > > install?
> > >
> > > **One's a Maxtor, one's a Western. Don't know the
> > > models off hand. Been using either the Linux
> > > installation option or Partion Magic 4.0 to
> >
> > reformat
> >
> > > the Linux Partions each attempt.  Both drives were
> > > originally formated as FAT 32, but my for my most
> > > recent attempts I've formatted the entire drive
> >
> > for
> >
> > > Linux. (PM shows just one partion, Ext2, occupying
> >
> > the
> >
> > > whole drive.  *Should I be seeing the swap and
> > > personal partitions seperately?  I think I did at
> >
> > one
> >
> > > time*.
> > >
> > > *Thanks.  Does this info help any?
> > >
> > > Pete R.
> > >
> > > On Saturday 11 August 2001 13:44, Peter Rymshaw
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > Segmentation errors or faults hav

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault on shutdown and then install

2001-08-12 Thread erylon hines

On Sunday 12 August 2001 11:06, Peter Rymshaw wrote:
> Well, progress but I don't know whether it will stick
> or not.

Are you absolutely sure that the 6326 card that you have is an AGP and not 
PCI?  The way I read the video hardware compatiblility list, only the AGP 
version is supported.  I have an SIS6326 AGP with 4meg on board, and I have 
no problems at all with it inXF86 ver 4.x

eryl




Re: [newbie] segmentation fault at shut down

2001-07-26 Thread Carroll Grigsby

Root: Go to
www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/troubles/tquick1.html
and check out the last item on that page about GPF's after shutdown.
You've got to edit your /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt file and change the -i -d
-p option to -i -d. IIRC, Paul Pagan has this fix on his site as well,
but I've lost the address. I had this problem with 7.1, 7.2 and 8.0 on
some installations, but not this box -- perhaps because it has a newer
BIOS. The actual code is different across the LM versions, but you
shouldn't have any problem.
By the way, I'll give an authentic attaboy to anyone who can tell me
what the different options mean.
Regards,
Carroll


root wrote:
> 
> when shutting down, not rebooting, I am getting an odd segmentation fault.  I
> don't get it on warm reboot since the problem occurs after the path diverges
> for reboot vs shut down.  I have to power off to get out of it.
> 
> message sequence in log is:
> 
> halting system
> stopping all md devices
> power down
> general protection fault: f000
> CPU:0
> EIP:0050:[<872b>]
> EFLAGS:00010047
> 
> bunch of registers elided here
> 
> Process Halt (PID:1319 Stackpage: c5add000)
> 
> stack dump elided here
> 
> CALL TRACE
> 
> CODE: BAD EIP VALUE
> /etc/rc0.d/s01halt: line 1: 1319 segmentation fault halt -i -d -p
> 
> tia
> --
> "Gentlemen, it's in beta.  That means it's like Windows.  They're letting you
> test it while they continue to screw it up until it's totally useless."
> (Bigg Fredd in RCC talking about Google's temporary interface to the deja
> archives)




[newbie] segmentation fault at shut down

2001-07-26 Thread root

when shutting down, not rebooting, I am getting an odd segmentation fault.  I 
don't get it on warm reboot since the problem occurs after the path diverges 
for reboot vs shut down.  I have to power off to get out of it.

message sequence in log is:

halting system
stopping all md devices
power down
general protection fault: f000
CPU:0
EIP:0050:[<872b>]
EFLAGS:00010047

bunch of registers elided here

Process Halt (PID:1319 Stackpage: c5add000)

stack dump elided here

CALL TRACE

CODE: BAD EIP VALUE
/etc/rc0.d/s01halt: line 1: 1319 segmentation fault halt -i -d -p


tia
--
"Gentlemen, it's in beta.  That means it's like Windows.  They're letting you
test it while they continue to screw it up until it's totally useless."
(Bigg Fredd in RCC talking about Google's temporary interface to the deja
archives)




Re: [newbie] Segmentation Fault

2001-05-04 Thread Petre Daniel

On Fri, 4 May 2001, Michael D. Viron wrote:

> This sounds like a problem with the rpm database, not with the program
> itself.  You'll need to run the following commands as root:
> 
> rpm --initdb
> rpm --rebuilddb
> 
> This should take care of it.
> 
heya,this is what i get doing the previous commands:
 rpm --initdb
/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb: /lib/libdb.so.2: no version information available
(required
by /usr/lib/librpm.so.0)

I should mention that i have mdk 7.2 and i updated kinda' forced and
patched tp rpm 4 and now i can't to anything with the rpm manager...
Anyone can help me?
thx

> Michael
> 

> --
> Michael Viron
> Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
> Web Spinners, University of West Florida
> 
> At 01:44 PM 05/04/2001 +0100, AKC Chu wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I think Segmentation fault is a bug or an error in the program, I think
> >you'll have to wait for a bug fix or a newer version of that software.
> >
> >Hope that helps,
> >
> >Aaron
> >
> >On Fri, 4 May 2001, SoloCDM wrote:
> >
> >> How can a Segmentation Fault be corrected?  No RPM installations
> >> or uninstalls are allowed.  FYI, /var/lib/rpm was backed up before
> >> the error.
> >> 
> >> Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing
> >>   list/newsgroup address and my email address in To:.
> >> 
> >> *
> >> Signed,
> >> SoloCDM
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >
> 





Re: [newbie] Segmentation Fault

2001-05-04 Thread Michael D. Viron

This sounds like a problem with the rpm database, not with the program
itself.  You'll need to run the following commands as root:

rpm --initdb
rpm --rebuilddb

This should take care of it.

Michael

--
Michael Viron
Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
Web Spinners, University of West Florida

At 01:44 PM 05/04/2001 +0100, AKC Chu wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I think Segmentation fault is a bug or an error in the program, I think
>you'll have to wait for a bug fix or a newer version of that software.
>
>Hope that helps,
>
>Aaron
>
>On Fri, 4 May 2001, SoloCDM wrote:
>
>> How can a Segmentation Fault be corrected?  No RPM installations
>> or uninstalls are allowed.  FYI, /var/lib/rpm was backed up before
>> the error.
>> 
>> Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing
>>   list/newsgroup address and my email address in To:.
>> 
>> *
>> Signed,
>> SoloCDM
>> 
>> 
>
>




Re: [newbie] Segmentation Fault

2001-05-04 Thread AKC Chu

Hi,

I think Segmentation fault is a bug or an error in the program, I think
you'll have to wait for a bug fix or a newer version of that software.

Hope that helps,

Aaron

On Fri, 4 May 2001, SoloCDM wrote:

> How can a Segmentation Fault be corrected?  No RPM installations
> or uninstalls are allowed.  FYI, /var/lib/rpm was backed up before
> the error.
> 
> Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing
>   list/newsgroup address and my email address in To:.
> 
> *
> Signed,
> SoloCDM
> 
> 





Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-08 Thread Kevin Taylor

> rm -r ~/.netscape -f
Doing this for every user didn't fix the problem.  FYI, I ended up
uninstalling netscape and netscape-comm, deleting every ?netscape file and
dir, and reinstalling the RPMs.  This fixed the problem.

Thanks to all.

- Original Message -
From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault


> On Monday 01 January 2001 21:06, you wrote:
> > Yea, I tried running it from both the KDE app launcher, the desktop icon
> > and also using /usr/bin/netscape from the terminal.  Same result.
> >
> > TIA for any help.  Someone else suggested deleting all netscape dirs and
> > reinstalling.  Is that the best solution?
> >
> > --Kevin
> >
> Log in as each user
>
> rm -r ~/.netscape -f
>
> Leave the nsmail file alone if you are using it for email
>
> Civileme
>
>
> > - Original Message -
> > From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault
> >
> > > On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape
> > > > crashed. Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation
fault
> > > > (core
> >
> > dumped)
> >
> > > > message.
> > > >
> > > > I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version
from
> > > > rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs
installed
> > > > fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> > > > netscape.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or
do
> > > > I need to reinstall linux?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > --Kevin
> > >
> > > Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape.  Reinstalling linux is not
> >
> > necessary;
> >
> > > the base system is stable.
> > >
> > > A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor
> > > are pointing at the wrong area of memory.  Most likely the problem
lies
> > > with
> >
> > the
> >
> > > WM you are running.
> > >
> > > If
> > >
> > > /usr/bin/netscape
> > >
> > > brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the
launcher
> > > of the WM.
> > >
> > > If that is the problem, there are fixes.  Try that and report what
> > > happens
> > >
> > > Civileme
>
>






Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-02 Thread civileme

On Monday 01 January 2001 21:06, you wrote:
> Yea, I tried running it from both the KDE app launcher, the desktop icon
> and also using /usr/bin/netscape from the terminal.  Same result.
>
> TIA for any help.  Someone else suggested deleting all netscape dirs and
> reinstalling.  Is that the best solution?
>
> --Kevin
>
Log in as each user

rm -r ~/.netscape -f

Leave the nsmail file alone if you are using it for email

Civileme


> - Original Message -
> From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault
>
> > On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape
> > > crashed. Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault
> > > (core
>
> dumped)
>
> > > message.
> > >
> > > I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> > > rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> > > fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> > > netscape.
> > >
> > > Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do
> > > I need to reinstall linux?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > --Kevin
> >
> > Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape.  Reinstalling linux is not
>
> necessary;
>
> > the base system is stable.
> >
> > A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor
> > are pointing at the wrong area of memory.  Most likely the problem lies
> > with
>
> the
>
> > WM you are running.
> >
> > If
> >
> > /usr/bin/netscape
> >
> > brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the launcher
> > of the WM.
> >
> > If that is the problem, there are fixes.  Try that and report what
> > happens
> >
> > Civileme




RE: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-01 Thread OPJOSE

Instead of uninstalling Netscape and the like first try removing all the 
"~/.netscaXXX" related files in your home directory.

I've found that if indexes are screwed up, Netscape will quite with SIG-11's.

You can save off your bookmarks temporarily and move them back after you've resolved 
the problem.

Re-installing merely replicates the original problem...

-JMS


---
Yea, I tried running it from both the KDE app launcher, the desktop icon and
also using /usr/bin/netscape from the terminal.  Same result.

TIA for any help.  Someone else suggested deleting all netscape dirs and
reinstalling.  Is that the best solution?

--Kevin

- Original Message -
From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault


> On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> > Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core
dumped)
> > message.
> >
> > I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> > rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> > fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> > netscape.
> >
> > Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> > need to reinstall linux?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --Kevin
>
>
> Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape.  Reinstalling linux is not
necessary;
> the base system is stable.
>
> A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor are
> pointing at the wrong area of memory.  Most likely the problem lies with
the
> WM you are running.
>
> If
>
> /usr/bin/netscape
>
> brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the launcher of
> the WM.
>
> If that is the problem, there are fixes.  Try that and report what happens
>
> Civileme
>
>








Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-01 Thread Anthony

Try deleting your .netscape folder. Just make sure you copy the 
bookmarks.html file into a safe place so you don't have to rebuild all your 
bookmarks again.

> Hi,
>
> I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core dumped)
> message.
>
> I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> netscape.
>
> Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> need to reinstall linux?
>
> Thanks.
> --Kevin

-- 
Anthony
http://binaryfusion.net
Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.




Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-01 Thread Kevin Taylor

Yea, I tried running it from both the KDE app launcher, the desktop icon and
also using /usr/bin/netscape from the terminal.  Same result.

TIA for any help.  Someone else suggested deleting all netscape dirs and
reinstalling.  Is that the best solution?

--Kevin

- Original Message -
From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] segmentation fault


> On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> > Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core
dumped)
> > message.
> >
> > I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> > rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> > fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> > netscape.
> >
> > Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> > need to reinstall linux?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --Kevin
>
>
> Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape.  Reinstalling linux is not
necessary;
> the base system is stable.
>
> A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor are
> pointing at the wrong area of memory.  Most likely the problem lies with
the
> WM you are running.
>
> If
>
> /usr/bin/netscape
>
> brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the launcher of
> the WM.
>
> If that is the problem, there are fixes.  Try that and report what happens
>
> Civileme
>
>






Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2001-01-01 Thread civileme

On Sunday 31 December 2000 21:33, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core dumped)
> message.
>
> I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> netscape.
>
> Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> need to reinstall linux?
>
> Thanks.
> --Kevin


Ummm, no, you need to clean netscape.  Reinstalling linux is not necessary; 
the base system is stable.

A segmentation fault means that the segment registers in the processor are 
pointing at the wrong area of memory.  Most likely the problem lies with the 
WM you are running.  

If 

/usr/bin/netscape 

brings up netscape from a terminal, it is almost certainly the launcher of 
the WM.

If that is the problem, there are fixes.  Try that and report what happens

Civileme




Re: [newbie] segmentation fault

2000-12-31 Thread Romanator

Kevin Taylor wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
> Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core dumped)
> message.
> 
> I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
> rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
> fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
> netscape.
> 
> Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
> need to reinstall linux?
> 
> Thanks.
> --Kevin

Kevin,

If you get a segmentation fault, ensure that you:

a) Uninstall
b) Delete the program folder
c) Install the program to /usr/local or /usr/bin

-- 
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293




RE: [newbie] segmentation fault

2000-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards

This problem has surfaced before with other versions of Netscape.
Sorry, but I do not remember what the solution was.
Check the Archive for Newbie and Expert you should be able to find the
posting there.

   Charles  (-:

Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin Taylor
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 3:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] segmentation fault


Hi,

I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core dumped)
message.

I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
netscape.

Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
need to reinstall linux?

Thanks.
--Kevin








[newbie] segmentation fault

2000-12-31 Thread Kevin Taylor

Hi,

I was running netscape 4.76.0x on my LM 7.1 system and netscape crashed.
Now when trying to run netscape I get a "segementation fault (core dumped)
message.

I uninstalled the netscape RPMs and installed the 4.76.3x version from
rpmfind.net in the LM dir.  Both common and communicator RPMs installed
fine, but I _still_ get the segmentation fault when trying to start
netscape.

Any advice on what a segmentation fault is and how I can fix it? Or do I
need to reinstall linux?

Thanks.
--Kevin






Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault (solved)

2000-10-22 Thread Andrew Scotchmer

On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, you wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
> 
> I received that message a few times. Log in as root and send the
> Realplayer7 folder to trash. Run the installation to
> /usr/local/Realplayer7
> or
> /usr/X11R6/bin/RealPlayer7
> 
> -- 
> Roman
> Registered Linux User #179293

Roman,

Cheers for that, it's now up and running again.

Weird how it just decided to pack in (and exactly at the time when I rebooted
only to find that Linux had also decided to completely change my desktop style).

Anyway I changed the directory to /usr/local as you suggested and placed a link
in /usr/lib where it originally was and where netscape looks and now all is
back to normal.  

Any offers on for how long?

Andrew





[newbie] Segmentation fault

2000-10-22 Thread Andrew Scotchmer

Hi again,

God what a crap day I'm having today with the old Linux machine.

Finally got RealPlayer working thanks to all the suggestions.  However it all
of a sudden decided to pack in.  I tried starting it from the comand prompt but
just got:

Segmentation fault.

What is this?  

Andrew




[newbie] segmentation fault

2000-06-24 Thread Tiago Costa

Hi!

I'm a newbie with linux and I was trying to install mandreke 7.0 for 
windows from a magazine CD.

After choosing the destination drive, and after I get a msg like "2nd stage 
installation" I got an error message like "segmentation fault" and the 
machine just freezed, forcing me to reboot.

Any help to overcome this problem ?

Thanks,

Tiago Costa
[EMAIL PROTECTED]




[newbie] segmentation fault with DrakConfig or Xconfigurator

2000-03-13 Thread jero

Hello,
 I installed Mandrake Linux 6.1 and then did an upgrade to Mandrake 7.02.
Unfortunately, every time I click on Drak Config or Xconfigurator I get
a segmentation dump. Would anybody happen to know why?

Jero




Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-11-21 Thread John Aldrich

On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Oder Santos wrote:
> 
> > John Aldrich wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My processor is a intel 200MHz with MMX, 96 MB EDO DRAM - notebook
> > > > toshiba 315 CDS - and 350MB free drive space. regards, Oder.
> > > >
> > > Hmm..Pentium 200mmxI don't see anything obvious here Have you
> > > tried from a console window within X as well as from console prompt?
> > > IIRC, the directory names sound correct...how did you unpack it?
> > > John
> > 
> > 
> > Hi John,
> > I tried from a console window within KDE and I unpack it whit tar xfv
> > file.tar
> > Oder.
> 
> try testing the archive "tar tvf foo.tar" (isn't that supposed tobe a
> tgz though?) 
> 
Nope. I checked the one I downloaded from Sun/Stardivision. It's a
tarball, not a tgz. :-)
John



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-11-21 Thread John Aldrich

On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> I tried from a console window within KDE and I unpack it whit tar xfv
> file.tar
> Oder.
>
I don't recall how I did it, but you might try running ./setup (or
whatever) from a console TTY (NOT a console window.) I don't know why
it would make any difference, but it might. 
I forget...did you use the Star Office Tarball off the CDROM or did
you download it? I downloaded it and it works fine for me...
John



[newbie] segmentation fault ?

1999-11-20 Thread Oder Santos

I try ./setup in office51 to install StarOffice51a but receive this message:
segmentation fault (core dumped). What it is? Does anyone know how to help
me? Thanks, Oder.



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-11-20 Thread Oder Santos

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > I am really new to linux and I have just downloaded Star Office 5.1a but
> > after "untar" so51a and try ./setup in office51 I saw this message:
> > segmentation fault (core dumped). What is this? Does anyone could help
> > me? Thanks in advance, Oder.
> >
> Hmm...sounds like a bad/grunged archive, or something
> similar. Mine worked just fine out of the archive.
> 
> What processor are you on? How much memory? How much free
> drive space?
> John

Thanks John,

My processor is a intel 200MHz with MMX, 96 MB EDO DRAM - notebook
toshiba 315 CDS - and 350MB free drive space. regards, Oder.



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-11-20 Thread John Aldrich

On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> 
> My processor is a intel 200MHz with MMX, 96 MB EDO DRAM - notebook
> toshiba 315 CDS - and 350MB free drive space. regards, Oder.
>
Hmm..Pentium 200mmxI don't see anything obvious here Have you
tried from a console window within X as well as from console prompt?
IIRC, the directory names sound correct...how did you unpack it?
John



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-11-20 Thread Axalon Bloodstone

On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Oder Santos wrote:

> John Aldrich wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > >
> > > My processor is a intel 200MHz with MMX, 96 MB EDO DRAM - notebook
> > > toshiba 315 CDS - and 350MB free drive space. regards, Oder.
> > >
> > Hmm..Pentium 200mmxI don't see anything obvious here Have you
> > tried from a console window within X as well as from console prompt?
> > IIRC, the directory names sound correct...how did you unpack it?
> > John
> 
> 
> Hi John,
> I tried from a console window within KDE and I unpack it whit tar xfv
> file.tar
> Oder.

try testing the archive "tar tvf foo.tar" (isn't that supposed tobe a
tgz though?) 

--
MandrakeSoft  http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
--Axalon



Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I am really new to linux and I have just downloaded Star Office 5.1a but
> after "untar" so51a and try ./setup in office51 I saw this message:
> segmentation fault (core dumped). What is this? Does anyone could help
> me? Thanks in advance, Oder.
>
Hmm...sounds like a bad/grunged archive, or something
similar. Mine worked just fine out of the archive.

What processor are you on? How much memory? How much free
drive space?
John



[newbie] segmentation fault (root problem part II)

1999-01-02 Thread Carsten M. Larsen

Hi,

Now I cured the root problem (thanx to Steve Philp) I can now log in as root or su to 
root.. but the problems just keep comin'  :o(

When I try to run linuxconf (or userconf for that matter) from /bin on the server via 
telnet I get the message "segmentation fault" . Hmmm. If I log in as root directly on 
the servermachine and try to run linuxconf the system "just" hangs and I have to drop 
to another shell for shutdown/reboot (killing the process is useless)

Anyone got any ideas /seen it/done it/been there??

--
Carsten