Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:22:29 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: "Robert J Lynn Jr (TeChYMaN)" <root@techyman.ml.org> Cc: MALCOLM BOFF <Malcolm_Boff@compuserve.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Upgrade from 2.2.2-RELEASE to 2.2.6-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980611162003.13316D-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980611124948.1121E-100000@techyman.ml.org>
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On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Robert J Lynn Jr (TeChYMaN) wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > F00F bug is a minor Pentium bug that ppl can crash yer puter with that > insrtuction. it isnt used in regular programming tho, inly malicious > users. > > On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, MALCOLM BOFF wrote: > > > 1) The 'dmesg' output from the GENERIC kernel is below and you will notice > > that it reports a Pentium F00F error - I was not aware that this was > > possible > > on a 233Mhz Pentium and it did not report this at 2.2.2 whats happening > > here. > > 2.2.6 is protected from F00F...the dmesg output is simply making you aware of it. All Pentiums (sans MMX and II I think, or is it Pro and II?) are susceptible. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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