Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:49:39 +0000 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: Does anybody try to compile the 2.3 kernels at all ? :(( |
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Hi Dominik.
>> I've built EVERY one of the 2.2 series kernels several times for >> several different configurations, and I've yet to find one that >> was unstable, announced or otherwise.
> And because you didn´t encounter instability it does not exist?
Instability ALWAYS exists, given the right hardware combination.
> I have three systems here (Dual P54C-200, 128 MB RAM DPT-3334UW, > AHA-2940UW, AHA-2940 and 3c905TX) which froze with every kernel > between 2.2.5 and 2.2.13 within hours. No OOPS, no nothing. Just > dead.
The most obvious point is that they are "Dual P54C-200" systems, which indicates that they are SMP systems ("Dual") running with non-MMX Pentium processors ("P54C") clocked at 200 MHz ("-200").
ALAN: Am I right in thinking that there's a known bug in the P54C processor regarding its use in SMP configurations, and one needs the P55C (Px/MMX) processor as a minimum for reliable SMP operation?
> And since i didn´t like to check that 150GB Hardware-RAID5 every > boot, i went back to 2.0.36 UP and enjoyed a rock solid system. > (Just compiling 2.2.x as UP was not enough...)
That sounds like the bug referred to above is the cause.
> Now finally 2.2.14 appears to be stable on this hardware: one > system is up for over four days now... As soon as the uptime of > this system reaches 30 days i will consider switching the system > with the RAID over to 2.2.14...
It's good to hear, but I would still be wary of your choice of processor in an SMP system.
Best wishes from Riley.
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