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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:36:22 -0500
From: Steven Lass <stevenlass1@home.com>
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Subject: Re: bug: 2.4.[<=6] kernel has Cyrix 'coma' bug?
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Just tried the 2.4.7 kernel & it freezes too.

-steve

Steven Lass wrote:
> 
> dev-list,
> 
> Every 2.4 kernel that I've tried freezes my Cyrix MediaGX system at boot
> up.
> 
> Typically the last messages displayed are:
> 
> Working around Cyrix MediaGX virtual DMA bugs
> CPU: Cyrix Media GX Core/Bus Clock Stepping 02
> Checking 'hlt' instruction
> 
> Occasionally, the "Checking 'hlt' instruction" is not displayed before
> it freezes.
> 
> My system is a PowerSpec Model 1810 (no laughs please), my Phoenix BIOS
> reports "Cyrix GX 3.2 180MHz".
> 
> I've compiled/installed numerous 2.2.x kernels w/o any trouble.  The
> Redhat 7.1 CDROM image freezes at boot.  I've compiled the 2.4.4, 2.4.5,
> & 2.4.6 kernels with various config settings, but they all freeze at
> boot.  I'm currently running redhat 7.0, so I've tried compiling with
> gcc (gcc 2.96 20000731) & kgcc (egcs 1.1.2 release), no luck.
> 
> I'm willing to compile the 2.4.[<4} kernels or try any other
> pre-compiled kernels if anyone has a suggestion.
> 
> Please CC: me on any response
> -steve
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