[parisc-linux] Kernel Swapping yet?

[parisc-linux] Kernel Swapping yet?

[Phillip D. Beal]

Hey,

I've been playing around with the 715 I got to boot, and I've found an
odd occurance.  If I open an existing file with vi, and hit escape the
kernel crashes.  It doesn't matter if the file is locally or on a remote
system it does it either way.  So, I remeber the instructions from the
PA-Linux 0.1 CD saying the kernel isn't useing the swap space yet.  Is
this still true? I know the problem is not vi because the kernel dies
even if I use vi on the remote system.  The PARISC system dies when I go
to hit ESC to exit insert mode of vi.

Thanks,
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Re: [parisc-linux] Kernel Swapping yet?

[Richard Hirst]

On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 10:49:12AM -0500, Phillip D. Beal wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I've been playing around with the 715 I got to boot, and I've found an
> odd occurance.  If I open an existing file with vi, and hit escape the
> kernel crashes.  It doesn't matter if the file is locally or on a remote
> system it does it either way.  So, I remeber the instructions from the
> PA-Linux 0.1 CD saying the kernel isn't useing the swap space yet.  Is
> this still true? I know the problem is not vi because the kernel dies
> even if I use vi on the remote system.  The PARISC system dies when I go
> to hit ESC to exit insert mode of vi.

I don't recall ever seeing that problem on my 715/75.  What kernel and
userspace are you using?

Richard

Re: [parisc-linux] Kernel Swapping yet?

[Phillip D. Beal]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 10:55:08AM +0000, Richard Hirst wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 10:49:12AM -0500, Phillip D. Beal wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > I've been playing around with the 715 I got to boot, and I've found an
> > odd occurance.  If I open an existing file with vi, and hit escape the
> > kernel crashes.  It doesn't matter if the file is locally or on a remote
> > system it does it either way.  So, I remeber the instructions from the
> > PA-Linux 0.1 CD saying the kernel isn't useing the swap space yet.  Is
> > this still true? I know the problem is not vi because the kernel dies
> > even if I use vi on the remote system.  The PARISC system dies when I go
> > to hit ESC to exit insert mode of vi.
> 
> I don't recall ever seeing that problem on my 715/75.  What kernel and
> userspace are you using?

A build from the 20010109 CVS that I downloaded via CVS.  However, I'm
still using the filesystem from tha palinux-0.5 CD.  the problem only
happens when I use the physical console on the 715/80.  If I use the
Serial login, the kernel does not die.

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Re: [parisc-linux] Kernel Swapping yet?

[Richard Hirst]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 10:35:52AM -0500, Phillip D. Beal wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 10:55:08AM +0000, Richard Hirst wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 10:49:12AM -0500, Phillip D. Beal wrote:
> > > Hey,
> > > 
> > > I've been playing around with the 715 I got to boot, and I've found an
> > > odd occurance.  If I open an existing file with vi, and hit escape the
> > > kernel crashes.  It doesn't matter if the file is locally or on a remote
> > > system it does it either way.  So, I remeber the instructions from the
> > > PA-Linux 0.1 CD saying the kernel isn't useing the swap space yet.  Is
> > > this still true? I know the problem is not vi because the kernel dies
> > > even if I use vi on the remote system.  The PARISC system dies when I go
> > > to hit ESC to exit insert mode of vi.
> > 
> > I don't recall ever seeing that problem on my 715/75.  What kernel and
> > userspace are you using?
> 
> A build from the 20010109 CVS that I downloaded via CVS.  However, I'm
> still using the filesystem from tha palinux-0.5 CD.  the problem only
> happens when I use the physical console on the 715/80.  If I use the
> Serial login, the kernel does not die.

Ah, ok.  I only have serial consoles here, so I can't try and reproduce
that.  Hope someone else responds...

Richard