Re: Athlon: Try this (was: Re: Athlon bug stomping #2)

Roberto Jung Drebes
2001-09-16T16:51:48Z

On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > to 0x89 and it happilly lives... So maybe some BIOS vendors
> > > used KT133 instead of KT133A BIOS image?
> >
> > Same here ...
>
> One way to test this hypthesis maybe to run dmidecode on the machines and
> see if they report KT133 or KT133A. Its also possible some BIOS code does
> blindly program bit 7 even tho its reserved and should have been kept
> unchanged.

I'm not sure if this is the output you are talking about (I see no KT133
strings on it) but here it goes (this motherboard uses KT133A and
exhibits the bug):

SMBIOS 2.3 present.
DMI 2.3 present.
40 structures occupying 1181 bytes.
DMI table at 0x000F0800.
Handle 0x0000
DMI type 0, 20 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: 6.00 PG
Release: 07/05/2001
BIOS base: 0xE0000
ROM size: 192K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x000000007FCBDE90
Handle 0x0001
DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
System Information Block
Vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
Product: VT8363
Version:
Serial Number:
Handle 0x0002
DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
Board Information Block
Vendor: <http://www.abit.com.tw>
Product: 8363-686A(KT7,KT7A,KT7A-RAID,KT7E)
Version:
Serial Number:
Handle 0x0003
DMI type 3, 17 bytes.
Chassis Information Block
Vendor:
Chassis Type: Desktop
Version:
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Handle 0x0004
DMI type 4, 35 bytes.
Processor
Socket Designation: Socket A
Processor Type: Central Processor
Processor Family: M1
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Version: AMD Duron(tm)
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Vendor Part Number:
Handle 0x0006
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_0
Banks: 0 1
Speed: 60nS
Type:
Installed Size: 64Mbyte
Enabled Size: 64Mbyte
Handle 0x0007
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_1
Banks: 2 3
Speed: 60nS
Type:
Installed Size: 64Mbyte
Enabled Size: 64Mbyte
Handle 0x0008
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_2
Banks: 4 5
Speed: 60nS
Type: UNKNOWN
Installed Size: Not Installed
Enabled Size: Not Installed
Handle 0x000A
DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
Cache
Socket: Internal Cache
L1 Internal Cache: write-back
L1 Cache Size: 128K
L1 Cache Maximum: 128K
L1 Cache Type: Synchronous
Handle 0x000B
DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
Cache
Socket: External Cache
L2 External Cache: write-back
L2 Cache Size: 64K
L2 Cache Maximum: 64K
L2 Cache Type: Synchronous
Handle 0x000C
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: PRIMARY IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Designator:
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x000D
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: SECONDARY IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Designator:
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: Other
Handle 0x000E
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: FDD
Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
External Designator:
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: „(­û
Handle 0x000F
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: COM1
Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
External Designator:
External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible
Handle 0x0010
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: COM2
Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
External Designator:
External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
Port Type: Serial Port 16450 Compatible
Handle 0x0011
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: LPT1
Internal Connector Type: DB-25 pin female
External Designator:
External Connector Type: DB-25 pin female
Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0012
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: Keyboard
Internal Connector Type: Other
External Designator:
External Connector Type: PS/2
Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x0013
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: PS/2 Mouse
Internal Connector Type: PS/2
External Designator: No Detected
External Connector Type: PS/2
Port Type: Mouse Port
Handle 0x0014
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: ISA
Type: 16bit ISA
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0015
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: In use.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0016
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: In use.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0017
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: In use.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0018
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: In use.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x0019
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: Available.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x001A
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: PCI
Type: 32bit PCI
Status: Available.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x001B
DMI type 10, 8 bytes.
On Board Devices Information
Description: : Enabled
Type:
Description: : Enabled
Type:
Handle 0x001C
DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: AGP
Type: 32bit AGP 2x
Status: Available.
Slot Features: 5v
Handle 0x001D
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector
Internal Designator: USB
Internal Connector Type: None
External Designator:
External Connector Type: Other
Port Type: USB
Handle 0x001E
DMI type 13, 22 bytes.
BIOS Language Information
Handle 0x001F
DMI type 16, 15 bytes.
Physical Memory Array
Handle 0x0020
DMI type 17, 27 bytes.
Memory Device
Handle 0x0403
DMI type 0, 0 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor: NoneNoneNoneNone
Version: \x11^["
Release:
BIOS base: 0x41420
ROM size: 4800K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x326B6E614200315F
Handle 0x0605
DMI type 3, 4 bytes.
Chassis Information Block
Vendor:
Chassis Type:
Version: \x03\x06
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Handle 0x0201
DMI type 9, 0 bytes.
Card Slot
Slot: \x01\x02\x02
Type:
Slot Features: 3.3v
Handle 0x0403
DMI type 0, 0 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor: NoneNoneNoneNone
Version: \x13\x0f$
Release:
BIOS base: 0x41420
ROM size: 4800K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x346B6E614200325F
Handle 0x0605
DMI type 3, 4 bytes.
Chassis Information Block
Vendor: \x03\x06
Chassis Type:
Version:
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Handle 0xFF00
DMI type 0, 0 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor:
Version:
Release:
BIOS base: 0x1F000
ROM size: 64K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x0000251314000020
Handle 0x01FF
DMI type 0, 255 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor:
Version:
Release:
BIOS base: 0x01000
ROM size: 0K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x0000000025131400
Handle 0x0000
DMI type 0, 0 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor:
Version:
Release:
BIOS base: 0x00000
ROM size: 0K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x0000000000000000
Handle 0x0000
DMI type 0, 0 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor:
Version:
Release:
BIOS base: 0x00000
ROM size: 0K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x0000000000000000

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Roberto Jung Drebes <drebes@inf.ufrgs.br>
Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil