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From: Simon Karpen <slk@karpes.stu.rpi.edu>
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Subject: kern/11490: VESA+VM86+Splash == unstable system
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>Number:         11490
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       VESA+VM86+Splash == unstable system
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May  4 07:50:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Simon Karpen
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE i386
>Organization:
RPI
>Environment:

	This happened with FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE of approximately 4/29.
	Hardware is PII/266 192MB with Buslogic SCSI (disks off bt0),
	IDE CD, Matrox G200 video, DEC Tulip ethernet (de0), and 
	Creative Vibra 16Xv soundcard 

>Description:

	The problem is that if you:
	configure VESA and VM86 into the kernel
	boot with a VESA resolution splash screen

	The system is unstable and will reboot. 

>How-To-Repeat:

	Configure a kernel with VESA and VM86
	boot with a VESA resolution splash screen
	Put the system under fairly heavy load (i.e. netscape,
	realplayer, make buildworld, etc)

>Fix:
	
	a workaround is to not compile in VESA or VM86. I don't know
	of a proper fix.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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