Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:37:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:37:20 -0500 Received: from ns.suse.de ([213.95.15.193]:44037 "HELO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:37:06 -0500 Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:37:05 +0100 From: Dave Jones To: S W Cc: Alan Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.19-pre2 CentaurHauls VIA Samuel 2 stepping 2 SEGFAULT (RESOLVED) Message-ID: <20020317143705.B4006@suse.de> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , S W , Alan Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020317042241.70303.qmail@web10504.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020317042241.70303.qmail@web10504.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 08:22:41PM -0800, S W wrote: > I pulled the chipset datasheet for CentaurHauls VIA > Samuel 2 stepping 2. > > Two seperate i386/kernel/setup.c fixes things seems to > fix this chipset. > > 1. Disabled the Branch Predictor in MSR_VIA_FCR > 2. cachesize=0 > I've settled for cachesize=0. > Hope this is not a trend here. Not on the samples I've tested with. I think you have flaky hardware. Either there is insufficient cooling/power, or the cache is dead. -- | Dave Jones. http://www.codemonkey.org.uk | SuSE Labs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/