From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jul 31 11:03:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA23424 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 31 Jul 1997 11:03:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from iectech.com (netgate.iectech.com [198.136.226.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA23419 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 1997 11:03:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by netgate.iectech.com id <6196>; Thu, 31 Jul 1997 09:46:24 -0400 From: Chris Peltier To: "'P. van Leeuwen'" Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: RE: AMD K6 Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:58:34 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.837.3 Encoding: 69 TEXT Message-Id: <97Jul31.094624edt.6196@netgate.iectech.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We have the Shuttle Hot-565 motherboard. It sports a K6 clocked at 233MHZ and the TX chipset. Everything runs perfect. Make world is fine. The system is unbelievably fast. We are running FreeBSD 2.2.2 without a hitch. Sincerely, Chris Peltier * email: CPELTIER@IECTECH.COM * voice: 215-257-4917 * FAX: 215-257-4916 >---------- >From: P. van Leeuwen[SMTP:pvl@nanoteq.com] >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 1997 10:02 AM >To: 'Howard Lew'; Doug White >Cc: Mike Roth; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: RE: AMD K6 > > >The one thing I've heard is that a make world breaks on the K6. >It's a fact that they run pretty hot, so overheating might be a >problem. >I remember having the same problem with my old 486 when the fan >wasn' working properly. >Using an ATX motherboard may help, as the PSU fan blows over the CPU. >If anyone knows about any real bugs, please tell me, as I'm in the >process >of buying myself a K6-200. I will probably also use a Asus TX97 board. > >Pierre > >P. van Leeuwen >pvl@nanoteq.com >http://www.nanoteq.co.za > >-----Original Message----- >From: Howard Lew [SMTP:hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com] >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 1997 6:11 AM >To: Doug White >Cc: Mike Roth; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: AMD K6 > >On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Doug White wrote: > >> On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Mike Roth wrote: >> >> > I am planing to upgrade my system to an ASUS TX97 board with an AMD K6 >> > processor. I know that some operating systems have had problems with >> > the K6 chip. If anyone knows whether FreeBSD has any problems with the >> > K6 please email me at miker@acm.org . >> >> There is a discussion going on as to possible bugs in the K6 (and >> potentially K5) that causes problems with FreeBSD. > >Uhhh... A think the K5 is pretty bug free. We have been using them >since >the early days with FreeBSD w/o problems at all. > >The only difference I can tell is that most users here use Asus >motherboards; I guess I am one of the few who use PC Chips and >FreeTech >motherboards and have never seen any problems with K5 & K6 processors. > > >