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From: jis@mtgzx.att.com (J Mukerji)
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Subject: some more info on PL7 on SunOS4.1
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Date: 1 Oct 90 21:18:08 GMT
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As far as the kernel trap problem goes, a core image from it is on its
way to the Sun PAL. I should hear from him tomorrow. 

After much experimentation I have come to the conclusion that there is a
definite correlation between an error message that gets displayed in the
console and the subsequent coredump. The error message is something like
the following:

<messages>X error BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
operation) (2) major code 51 minor code 0 ignored [From host mtgzflw1] 
( 5:08:46 PM )

The Andrew application crashes soon after producing this message. The
actual point where it crashes is quite inoccuous as mentioned earlier.
That would seem to indicate that something is trashing a pointer or two
somewhere.

Has anyone seen this error message come out of Andrew? Where is it
coming from? Andrew? or the X server?

The X server that we are using is MIT X V11R4.

                            Jishnu Mukerji,  
                           jis@mtgzx.att.com, 
                           +1 201 957 5986,  
                        AT&T Bell Laboratories, 
                      MT 3K-423, 200 Laurel Ave., 
                           Middletown NJ 07748