Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261728AbVAMWOp (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:14:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261763AbVAMWOF (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:14:05 -0500 Received: from mail.linicks.net ([217.204.244.146]:10116 "EHLO linux233.linicks.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261728AbVAMV4Z (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:56:25 -0500 From: Nick Warne To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: gcc randomly crashes on my PowerBook with recent kernels... Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:56:13 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200501132156.13504.nick@linicks.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 730 Lines: 18 I do not run said machine, but I did have GCC crashes under similar large builds (notably the kernel) on one of my boxes. It turned out the CPU was overheating and investigation revealed the heatsink paste was dried out (it is an old box, circa 1998 since paste was applied). As I only loaded the thing during GCC builds is why the problem revealed it's self. A new heatsink and paste fixed it. Nick -- "When you're chewing on life's gristle, Don't grumble, Give a whistle..." - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/