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SubjectRe: SMP and CPU Stepping / Linux Crashes
On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, Bastard Operator from Hell wrote:

> However, I also have a dual PPro 200Mhz SuperMicro P6DNF Red Hat Linux
> 5.2 system with CPU0 with a stepping of 7 and CPU1 with a stepping of
> 9 and it always crashes within 24 hours with any SMP kernel (2.1.1XX
> and 2.2.0-preX with MTRR). I've tried different 3c905 NICs, different
> EDO RAM, updated the SuperMicro BIOS, and anything else listed in the
> Linux-SMP FAQ to no avail.

Temporary solution: Let PPro 200Mhz = Machine A, PPro 180 = Machine B.
Throttle Machine A back to 180MHz. Take the Machine A's stepping 9 CPU out
and put it in Machine B. Take Machine B's stepping 7 CPU out and put it in
Machine A.

Now see if it cures the crash.

Cheers,
Alex
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