Re: Problem with k7 optimizations in 2.4.x?

From: Disconnect (dis@sigkill.net)
Date: Fri Apr 13 2001 - 09:27:55 EST


Several of us on the list had the same/similar problems. AFAIK the only
fix at this point is to run w/ no more than K6 optimizations.

Check the archives for
-> Only 10 MB/sec with via 82c686b (towards the end of the thread)
-> thunderbird 1.2G + kk266 + 2.4.x oops

It seems to be something wierd with the way memory is handled on the iwill
board.

On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Moses Mcknight did have cause to say:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know if this is a problem with my hardware setup or config
> settings or what, but whenever I try to run a 2.4.x kernel on my machine
> with k7 optimizations the computer will never fully boot and seems to
> give random errors about being "unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
> dereference at virtual address xxxxxxxx" and other errors.
> This has happened with the debian 2.4.2 package and my own
> compilings of 2.4.3, 2.4.3-ac4, and 2.4.3-ac5. If I compile it with 586
> optimizations it works fine.
> My hardware is as follows: Athlon/Thunderbird 850 Mhz CPU,
> Iwill KK266 Mobo. (uses VIA kt133a chipset and 686b southbridge) with
> the latest BIOS update from fullon3d.com which is supposed to fix the
> data corruption problem, 256 MB SDRAM and IBM DTLA-307060 HD.
>
> Thanks for any info/help.
> Moses
>
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