Yes, some kind of memory problem seemed a possibility. On the other hand,
a full kernel compile seemed to run without any problems. Maybe it was
a muon hit... I'll see how it goes after the reboot, anyway.
Danny.
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> I had something like that earlier this year on an old PC.
> It fixed itself after I removed the memory SIMMs and reseated / cleaned
> everything.
> The symptoms were slightly different in that the first time I executed
> anything, it segfaulted.
> The second time it always got it right.
> I think that's because the memory was behaving as though it was slow to
> write; maybe not enough current was getting through the dirty SIMM sockets
> or something.
> You could try that memory test diagnostic at
> http://panic.et.tudelft.nl/~costar/memmxtest/ that Ken suggested...
>
> Also if you have a chance, check to see if it has dissimilar metals in the
> SIMM sockets (eg gold plated SIMMs in tin plated socket. A well known utter
> disaster and reliability issue. Please note, system configurations
> people...)
>
> Anyway, that might not be your particular problem, though...
>
> Regards,
>
> Jill.
>
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