[plug] K-word

David White tadewhite at optusnet.com.au
Thu May 16 16:36:46 WST 2002


All X related progs.
At 16:48 15/05/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>>I have a S3 Virge DX and have only used that since i started linuc this 
>>feb. could that explain why some programs just keep crashing and 
>>sometimes even system programs???
>System programs as in, say, apache, cron? Things not using the X server?
>It can't explain it if those crash. If they do, look at your system logs 
>and see if you can find out why they die. I would not be suprised to see 
>they were crashing out with Signal 11 and Signal 4 errors. If so it is 
>very likely that your RAM, CPU, or L2 cache is bad, though sometimes these 
>errors can be cause by bad power, bad power supply, or system overheating.
>
>Before worrying about your video card, get back to me with more info on
>what you mean by "system" programs, and I can tell you if their failure
>could possibly be video-related.
>
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