Subject: Re: core dump & segmentation fault
To: None <bshep@coqui.net>
From: Ken Nakata <kenn@eden.rutgers.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/22/1997 16:29:05
On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 12:26:41 -0400,
bshep@coqui.net (nil) wrote:
> >On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 09:18:47 -0400,
> >bshep@coqui.net (nil) wrote:
> >>         "segmentation fault: core dumped"
> >>
> >> What should I do to correct this?
> >
> >You must have a 68LC040 chip on your Quadra.  The only, immediate, and
> >most effective fix is to get a 68040 upgrade.

> Not really I just opened my computer and according to the markings on the
> chip its a 68040 NOT a 68LC040, the problem must be something else. Have
> any other ideas?

No, random seg faults are most often caused by the lack of FPU on the
LC040.  I've heard *some* Q610s were sold with LC040 on board instead
of the full 040.

If it is really not the case, then I'd suspect corrupted distribution,
but I think chances are slim.

Ken