Before I begin let me start with the default statement that I am a newbie.

Just recently installed suse 8.2 pro

I have a Tyan tiger (s2460) with 2 AMD MP 1800's and the latest BIOS revision installed (V1.05). 512MB of ram.

I have run into a problem where the machine will just lock up all together when I am compiling software. This does not happen all the time either. I just compiled apache2 and it compiled fine. I began compiling mysql and during the mysql compile the machine has locked up each time I have attempted it. I see no error messages in the terminal prior to this happening.

I am using gcc ver 3.3-23

kernel is 2.4.20

anyone have any ideas?

Shot in the dark:How much free space you got in the directory where you compile things?Some apps need a lot of temp space during the compile.

maybe try downgrading the BIOS. I had something similar (crash halfway the boot process so nothing to do with compiling). Flashing the BIOS using the older version solved it.

try a smp kernel, or if you are using one try a uni processor kernel

Thanks for the responses,

Crashmeister said:

I had not thought about a space issue, but I have plenty of free space


leckie said:

I see what you are getting at. I am using an smp kernel, going back to a uni processor setup kind of defeats the point.

But your idea did get me looking at my kernel a bit closer. I got brave and checked the config. I noticed that along with all of the other various things this kernel is loading that the processor support is configuered for Intel Pentium chips. I changed that to K7. I had to use a live CD (gentoo minimal) to get the compile to happen as it kept locking up when I tried to compile the kernel. When I booted the system with the new kernel the mysql compile completed.

I still question if I handled the kernel compile properly. the only change I made was changng the processor family.

I followed the instructions for configuring the kernel (manually) from the gentoo handbook. I made sure that I loaded the config file that was in /boot. it seemed to work.


maenho said:

That will be the next thing I try if I run into problems again. I already setup a floppy with the images

If anybody else has any other ideas I am still interested in hearing what you think.

Also check for dust and crud on your cpu heatsinks/cooling fans. Overheating during a long compile can cause segfault.

camelrider said:

That is another thing that may be problem . I don't think that I am moving enough air. I have 2 80mm exhaust fans and a 120mm intake.. but they are all pretty slow. I have been looking into different cooling options for the underfunded . I already have plans to open up the guards over the fans.. I know they are restricting airflow.

I have compiled a couple of other things since I messed with my Kernel and so far so good.

I'll definitely start working on my cooling issues.. thanks.