Subject: Re: Somebody help with 'BAD TRAP'...
To: Mike Frisch <mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@domino.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/10/1996 14:03:46
On Sat, 9 Mar 96 22:04 EST 
 Mike Frisch <mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org> wrote:

>         (Sorry if this is off-topic for the mailing list, but I am having
> hardware problems and I can't seem to find anybody who can help me.  I
> thought the systems programmers from the list would be able to decipher the
> messages)  
> 
>         I am running SunOS 4.1.3_U1 on my 4/110 and am experiencing some BAD
> TRAP problems.  It happens with just about all executables that I run on my
> system, but not on regular intervals or with any pattern.  Here's an exerpt
> from my /var/adm/messages:
> 
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: BAD TRAP
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: pid 1313, `sh': Data fault
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: kernel read fault at addr=0xf823f30d, pme=0x0
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: Bus Error Reg 80<INVALID>
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: pc=0xf80c5fdc, sp=0xf8226ec0, psr=0xc4,
> context=0x1
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: g1-g7: e3, d3000161, ffffff80, 0, f8227000, 0,
 0
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: Begin traceback... sp = f8226ec0
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: Called from f8006a64, fp=f8226f58,
> args=f8227000 f8226fb4 f8226fe0 f8227000 f8227000 f8226fb4
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: Called from 14b28, fp=f7fffc08, args=5 f7fffce
4 f
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: Called from 14b28, fp=f7fffc08, args=5 f7fffce
4 f
> 7fffcd8 0 1ad60 14c00
> Mar  9 21:58:03 saturn vmunix: End traceback...     
> 
>         Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!  I am trying to use

My first answer would be to check the memory in the machine and also 
check that it isn't getting too hot.

Neil

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