Re: svgalib

Linux-Kernel Mail Account (kernel@whitestar.soark.net)
Sat, 11 Oct 1997 17:11:45 -0400 (EDT)


On Sat, 11 Oct 1997, Green Stcky. Buds wrote:

> Hi, I'm having some problems with svgalib ( go figure :), anyways
> heres what happens.
> if i use a stock debian 2.0.29 kernel, I don't have any problems with svgalib.
> after compiling 2.0.29 svgalib segfaults when playing squake, however
> qwcl ( quake world client ) works fine. since the only thing that has
> changed was the kernel, I'm assuming its a problem with svgalib, and the kernel,
Okey, try running qwcl with the new kernel...
> btw the error msg is:
> svgalib: Signal 11: Segmentation fault received.
> Segmentation fault
That sounds like you don't have enough free memory actualy, try it with
barly anything running... (Eg emacs, pine, etc, all need to go)

Hope this helps...