[ale] SIGILL ??

[Neil Bright]

Peter Ekstrom wrote the following:
 
> Can someone explain to me what it means when an application exits
> because of a SIGILL (signal 4)?

- in English, your processor tried to execute some code that it didn't
understand.
 
> I am trying to get VMware to run, but it keeps exiting because it
> catches the above signal.

I do know that VMware does not function on CPUs that don't support the
tsc instruction.  (Like my 166Mhz Cyrix 6x86...  *grrrr*)  From the
VMware FAQ (http://www.vmware.com/products/productfaq.html):

	Does VMware run only on Intel processors or can it also run on
	Intel compatible processors?

		VMware runs on any Intel Pentium family processor
		including, Pentium, Pentium with MMX, Pentium-Pro,
		Pentium II, Pentium Xeon or Pentium III and compatible
		processors including the AMD K-6 and Cyrix MII.


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