Subject: Re: vmstat, top, & dmesg errors with new kernel
To: D.Joyce <poison@tstonramp.com>
From: D.Joyce <poison@tstonramp.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 02/14/1999 00:10:02
I did what the FAQ said, rebuild the offending apps and the
libs.  Didn't change a thing.  Do you know where I can get the
kernel source for the 19990209 snapshot?  
-Dave


----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
To: D.Joyce <poison@tstonramp.com>
Cc: <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: vmstat, top, & dmesg errors with new kernel


Please see:
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/mac68k/faq/faq-10.html#ss10.10

(We really need to move some of those answers into the non port
specific pages :)

David/absolute

-=-  "That which does not kill us, makes us stranger"  -=-

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, D.Joyce wrote:

> I need some help.  it seems that every time I build a
> new kernel I get errors from vmstat and top.  I have
> a DEC AlphaStation 200 4/233 with 80M.  Here is
> the errors
> 
> vmstat: time makes no sense; namelist must be wrong.
> 
> top: Floating point exception
> 
> dmesg: kvm_read: kvm_read: Bad address (0)
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> -Dave Joyce
> poison@tstonramp.com
> 
>