Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Cyrix and the 2.0.35-pre6 | Date | Fri, 21 Aug 1998 17:21:13 +0100 (BST) |
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> problem with lockups and 'instant reboots'. I stumbled across some info > that the upcomming 2.0.36 should have better Cyrix detection and bug > workaround, but so faar it doesn't work for me.
The cyrix handling doesnt including "random reboot" Im afraid
> cpu : 486 > model : 486 DX-25/33 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
Ok thats a problem. That should have been detected by the 5/2 test
> Sometimes, when I'm using X and Communicator, al of a sudden, I see the BIOS > starting to count and check the memmory! That's a fast reboot for ya'... :)
Check the fan is to spec, check the machine ventilation on those kind of sudden restarts with 2.0.x. The cyrix CPU's seem to output a lot of heat. I had a fair bit of fun getting the MII stable
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