Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 10 Jan 1998 19:17:06 +0100 (MET) | From | Gabriel Paubert <> | Subject | Re: K6 probs... :( |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Matthew Kirkwood wrote:
> Hi, > > Having just replaced my, now creaky, P120 with > a K6-200, I'm unable to boot Linux. My initial > experimentations with RAM timings, etc, had no > luck, but I have been able to get things up (and > seemingly stable) at 166Mhz. Have I been sold > a duff CPU? >
Possibly, it seems that remarking a K6 a child's play.
> Box: K6-200 (now @166 :( ), 430HX mobo, 64Meg EDO > RAM, some other random stuff... > > I've tried various kernels: > 2.1.78 - no cigar > 2.0.33 - ditto > 2.0.33 compiled for 386 - still no luck > > I believe that the K6 bug affects only systems with > >32meg installed, so I've tried all of the above with > mem=32M. Should that be enough, or should I find some > old SIMMs, and try with only 32M installed? Also, is > the bug fixed in stepping 2 anyway? > > The RAM seems OK (well, it has run for > 6 months on > a P120), but should certainly be rock solid at the > timings I've tried (70ns with maximal wait states, etc). > > /proc/cpuinfo: > processor : 0 > cpu family : 5 > model : AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > stepping : 2 > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > sep_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 1 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx > bogomips : 331.78 > > > Any ideas?
Maybe the voltage regulator on the MoBo can't supply enough current for operation at 200MHz. Try the CPU on a recent MoBo if you can.
Just my 2 cents, though.
Gabriel
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