From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Apr 5 14: 3:25 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from fw.wintelcom.net (ns1.wintelcom.net [209.1.153.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F0DA37BDC8; Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:03:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bright@fw.wintelcom.net) Received: (from bright@localhost) by fw.wintelcom.net (8.10.0/8.10.0) id e35LSZD11744; Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:28:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:28:35 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein To: Mike Bush Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fatal 3D-Now? Message-ID: <20000405142835.C8349@fw.wintelcom.net> References: <001901bf9f36$09ce2b20$0200000a@rvi.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <001901bf9f36$09ce2b20$0200000a@rvi.org>; from mab@kougars.kish.cc.il.us on Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 02:34:57PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org * Mike Bush [000405 13:07] wrote: > CPU: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor (501.14-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x58c Stepping = 12 > Features=0x8021bf > AMD Features=0x80000800 > RAM: SDRAM 64MB > DRIVE: 1 6GB SCSI > > Ok, I've replaced my CPU and ram. Same error, I get "program cc1 got fatal > signal 4" when I try to compile something large.. like say, buildworld or a > new kernel. I've been told this means its a hardware problem, which is why I > replaced my CPU/RAM. Anywho, if I turn off internal caching in the BIOS the > system boots fine and I can compile without problems.. even though it takes > about 6 hours longer to buildworld. I've talked to other people who have AMD > 3D-Now's and it seems they have the same problem in linux. Odd. Is there a > bug in those AMD's? Is there no 'good' workaround? Is the kernel reading the > size of the cache wrong or what? Any info would be helpful. Check that your CPU voltage is set correctly. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message