Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:10:26 +0100 (BST) From: Nick Hibma <n_hibma@calcaphon.com> To: Mike Bush <mab@kougars.kish.cc.il.us> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fatal 3D-Now? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.20.0004052109500.2279-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <001901bf9f36$09ce2b20$0200000a@rvi.org>
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Did you put an extra cooling fan on the bridge chip, the one with the heatsink on it? That solved the occasional hang for me. Nick On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Mike Bush wrote: > CPU: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor (501.14-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x58c Stepping = 12 > Features=0x8021bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,PGE,MMX> > AMD Features=0x80000800<SYSCALL,3DNow!> > RAM: SDRAM 64MB > DRIVE: 1 6GB SCSI > > Ok, I've replaced my CPU and ram. Same error, I get "program cc1 got fatal > signal 4" when I try to compile something large.. like say, buildworld or a > new kernel. I've been told this means its a hardware problem, which is why I > replaced my CPU/RAM. Anywho, if I turn off internal caching in the BIOS the > system boots fine and I can compile without problems.. even though it takes > about 6 hours longer to buildworld. I've talked to other people who have AMD > 3D-Now's and it seems they have the same problem in linux. Odd. Is there a > bug in those AMD's? Is there no 'good' workaround? Is the kernel reading the > size of the cache wrong or what? Any info would be helpful. > > thanks > Mike > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > -- n_hibma@webweaving.org n_hibma@freebsd.org USB project http://www.etla.net/~n_hibma/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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