linux torque users: avoid kernel 2.4.17
by John Quigley · in Torque Game Engine · 02/18/2002 (4:55 pm) · 1 replies
There seems to be a bug in kernel 2.4.17 which is
triggered by torque on some systems. If torque crashes
with a SIGSEGV while the window is open, it will hang
on exit and hose the console where you started it.
Furthermore, the "ps" program will hang, as will the
shutdown scripts when you try to restart your computer,
which will require you to hard-reset.
2.4.16 and earlier kernels do not have the problem. It
is likely that 2.4.18 will still have it, since it
hasn't been fixed as of 2.4.18 rc1.
If you really need to run 2.4.17, uncomment the
"//#define KERNEL_2_4_WORKAROUND" line in
x86UNIXProcessControl.cc. In the event of a crash, torque
will exit without hanging, although you won't get a core
dump.
triggered by torque on some systems. If torque crashes
with a SIGSEGV while the window is open, it will hang
on exit and hose the console where you started it.
Furthermore, the "ps" program will hang, as will the
shutdown scripts when you try to restart your computer,
which will require you to hard-reset.
2.4.16 and earlier kernels do not have the problem. It
is likely that 2.4.18 will still have it, since it
hasn't been fixed as of 2.4.18 rc1.
If you really need to run 2.4.17, uncomment the
"//#define KERNEL_2_4_WORKAROUND" line in
x86UNIXProcessControl.cc. In the event of a crash, torque
will exit without hanging, although you won't get a core
dump.
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