Re: Kernel freezing....

Jorge Carminati
2001-12-07T19:23:48Z

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Ok, thanks Mark and François for the answer.

I´ll stick to K6 and see what happends.

Regards,
jc

--- François Cami <stilgar2k@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> I would bet on K6, I've encountered that many times, K6
> seems to behave correctly, and you get the 3DNow! instructions
> that can come in handy.
>
> François
>
> Jorge Carminati wrote:
>
> > --- Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>>In all the cases the compiled kernel had set exactly the same
> >>>
> >>options,
> >>
> >>>**just changed the cpu optimization type**. Kernel version 2.4.16.
> >>>
> >>>Conclusion: IMHO it´s a kernel bug. The same .config optimized for
> >>>
> >>AMD
> >>
> >>>freezes, and Red Hat's default kernel does the same. Luckily for
> my
> >>>investment it´s not a memory bug.
> >>>
> >>The AMD K7 stuff will trigger hardware bugs on some VIA boards. We
> >>know
> >>that bit. Why the RH one crashes may be that or may be a different
> >>bug
> >>fixed between 2.4.9->16.
> >>
> >>Either way this is good news. The machine seems fine and the newer
> >>kernel
> >>seems to be behaving well.
> >>
> >>Alan
> >>
> >
> > Alan,
> >
> > Just one question: in a perfect world, as for the moment in this
> > notebook MK7 CPU optimization is not a choice, which should be the
> > highest recommended CPU optimization setting that I should try/run
> ? .
> >
> > M586MMX
> > M686
> > MPENTIUMIII
> > MK6 (my supposition)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Jorge Carminati.
> >
> > P.S: For any answer please CC to jcarminati@yahoo.com
> >
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