Re: tlug: compiling

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Christopher Sekiya wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone else had problems with gcc 2.7.2.3 and kernel 2.0.33
> > (combined)?  One of my machines is dying at different places every time
> > I try to do a kernel build on it.  never the same place twice. 
> 
> This may sound strange ... but make sure that the fan is cooling the CPU
> properly.  Ensure that there isn't any gunk clogging the fan, that the
> heat sink grease is still healthy, and that cables aren't blocking the
> airflow.
> 
> I had the _same_ problem about a year and a half ago.  I thought that it
> was twitchy RAM, bad cache ... I replaced half of the box before the light
> clicked on.

hmm.  the ****ing fan isn't even plugged into the ****ing motherboard.  I
knew I should have built that machine myself.... thanks for the tip!

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
http://www.pht.co.jp	        http://www.turbolinux.com


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