Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 2 Feb 1999 05:02:56 +0100 | From | Matthias Andree <> | Subject | Re: k6 freeze in kernel 2.0.36 |
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On Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 03:44:54PM -0600, John Fulmer wrote: > I've been having a lot of problems with two K6-350's. If I run > one at full speed it segfaults very regularly during compiles, > and under load (like X with Netscape). I bumped it down to 333Mhz > and it seems to be more stable. I have tried two different > processors, different motherboards, different memory, and all > combinations of bios/bus setups. My machine at home is better, > but still a bit flaky. This has been with 2.0.36 and 2.1-2.2 > kernels. > > One thing, all these are using FIC VA-503+ motherboards, with VIA > chipsets. I am really starting to wonder if Linux has a problem > with these chipsets at high speeds and AMD processors. I haven't > had any problem under Win95 (ack!) on the same machines. Also, I > have seen a bunch of similar postings like this....
Hum, both my Cyrix M-II PR300 (233 MHz = 3.5 * 66 MHz) and my AMD K6-2/300 (300 MHz = 3.0 * 100 MHz) are rock stable here with Linux 2.0.36, 2.1.125+, 2.2.0-pre, 2.2.1. The AMD resides on a Tyan "Trinity 100AT" S1590S board (VIA Apollo MVP3 based), the Cyrix is fine in a PC Chips M577 as well (same chip set). Uptimes around a day are fine, average K6-2 CPU temperature (bottom site) varies around 45°C +/- 5 K.
So might it be the board itself? Might it be an APR-66 CPU pushed beyond 66 MHz?
-- Matthias Andree
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