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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
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Subject: Re: Pentium II & Idle Problem
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On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Andrew Foster wrote:

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> Is this issue resolved in a 3.0-SNAP or -current at all?  If not is there
> any workaround for this issue besides returning the board for a Pentium Pro
> 200 ?

  Why worry about 3.0-SNAP or current?  You aren't even running the latest
RELEASE software yet!

  FreeBSD doesn't have problems with PIIs.  It could because you are
running an old release (2.2.1), and running into bugs.  Or, because your
news processor and/or new mb are bad.

> (Please cc' replies).
> 
> Regards,
> Andrew Foster
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> Andrew Foster                         System & Network Administrator
>           First Link Internet Services (http://www.fl.net.au)
>       Internet Access in Sydney, Newcastle & Surrounding Regions
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Tom