Same error with all ports install!

[Bill Moran]

I want to direct the focus in the correct direction on this.

Based on your described symptions, bad RAM is the _most_ likely cause.  There
are other things that could cause it, however.

So _before_you_do_anything_else_, run memtest86.  I recommend the standalone
boot-from-CD version, as it's more thorough in its testing.  Let it run for
at least _8_ hours (or until you see errors).  Any errors from memtest86 are
bad.  Even just a few errors per hour is unacceptable.

If memtest86 produces errors, you can then start experimenting with different
chips in different slots.  After each change, use _memtest86_ to see if the
problem is solved.  I don't recommend using port compiles to test your RAM,
it's not a reliable approach.

Also, read the docs on memtest86.  There's a lot of good advice on finding
RAM problems.

Garrett Cooper <youshi10 at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> Marwan,
> 
> Did you run memtest86+? That is the true tell-tale sign that  
> something RAM-related does or does not work.
> 
> You may also have a bad slot on your motherboard, so moving the RAM  
> around to try and get it to work is a good way to troubleshoot your  
> given issue in compiling things.
> If you do move the RAM chip, make sure to firmly place it in its  
> destination slot. If you don't your computer will report errors with  
> the RAM chip, which are erroneous to the problem that you currently  
> have.
> 
> HTH,
> -Garrett
> 
> On Apr 23, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Marwan Sultan wrote:
> 
> > Hello there,
> >
> >  Sorry for disturb,
> >
> >  I have changed the RAM to diffrent 256 1 chipset DDR.
> >  and now, whenever I compile any port the following error shows,
> >
> > cc: Internal error: Segmentation fault: 11 (program as)
> > Please submit a full bug report.
> > See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> >  For whatever port!
> >  Any Advise? is it a PC problem? not BSD?
> >
> > Marwan
> >
> >> Marwan Sultan wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Its 2 chipset RAM, each 256DDR total 512
> >>> Running on Dell Optiplex Gx260. P4 2.5
> >>>
> >>> Do you think ram has something wrong! ? it should be like one ram  
> >>> chipset? has the problem?
> >>> I'll try them one at a time,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the advise,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks kevin, thanks Garrett
> >>>
> >>>> Marwan Sultan wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello Guys,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I fresh installed FreeBSD 6.0R some wierd stuff going on!
> >>>>> Firts: the box restarted from it self like 4 times, and
> >>>>> /var/log/messages showing only one strange
> >>>>> line (for me) which is
> >>>>> Apr 22 01:10:46 box kernel: pid 5764 (cc1),
> >>>>>                             uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core  
> >>>>> dumped)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> then i ran fsck, it cleared some files, now its not
> >>>>> restarting but, i'm not sure it will or it will not.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  second problem: whenever i try to install any port,
> >>>>> it gave an error msg during the make says:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> cc1 in free(): error: junk pointer, too high to make sense
> >>>>> cc1 in malloc(): error: recursive call
> >>>>> cc: Internal error: Abort trap: 6 (program cc1)
> >>>>> Please submit a full bug report.
> >>>>> See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions.
> >>>>> *** Error code 1
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Anyone could Advise please?
> >>>>>  Marwan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> How many RAM chips?  Try them one at a time...
> >>>>
> >>>> KDK
> >>
> >>    Another thing: Check the capacitors on your motherboard. If  
> >> they the tops are swelling (tops are not flat) or bursting  
> >> (emitting yellow/orange dialectric) on the capacitors around the  
> >> RAM/CPU, it's time to either call Dell or get a new machine. The  
> >> fault with bad capacitors is a well known quality control problem  
> >> and if you search google for those terms, maybe you can get some  
> >> more information as to what it is and why it occurs.
> >> -Garrett
> >
> 
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