Nigel Metheringham wrote (on 26/07/00 14:43):
>KReiss@??? said:
>> Also, is Segmentation fault a RAM error or Hard Drive error?
>
>Neither. Its typically caused by dereferencing a null pointer - ie a
>programming error in the code or one of your system libraries.
So it can actually be a RAM error, particularly is the system has appeared
stable for ages. Single bit-flips are almost impossible to catch (unless you
use ECC RAM :) and can often end up dereferencing a null pointer!
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