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Date:      Sat, 10 Jan 1998 16:54:19 +0200 (EET)
From:      Sergey Shkonda <serg@bcs.zp.ua>
To:        "Richard M. Neswold" <rneswold@mcs.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: K6 Problems...
Message-ID:  <199801101454.QAA02481@bcs3.bcs.zaporizhzhe.ua>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980109135237.20728A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>

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In article <Pine.BSF.3.95.980109135237.20728A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> you wrote:
> Hello,

> I recently upgraded my system to a K6/166. I booted with /kernel.GENERIC
> so that I could recompile my kernel with "i586_CPU" defined. The newly
> compiled kernel only booted as far as the probe messages. No error
> messages or panics occurred; the system just sat there after probing the
> hardware.

> I rebooted to GENERIC again and tried a debugging kernel. It stopped at
> the same point in the booting process. Hitting the hot key brought me into
> the debugger. Since I'm a complete novice at using the kernel debugger,
> this route wasn't too enlightening.

> I also tried recompiling a new GENERIC kernel (the one I was using was
> from last October.) The new GENERIC kernel stopped at the same point, too.

> I've tried compiling kernels with various drivers removed. I've disabled
> drivers from the visual config editor. Nothing lets a 2.2.5 kernel boot
> (my working GENERIC kernel is 2.2.2-ish -- maybe even 2.2.1-ish!)

> Windows95 works an this hardware, as does the old GENERIC kernel.

> I have a K6 (stepping 9741 (?)), 64MB of SDRAM, Intel-TX chipset.

options AUTO_EOI_1 and AUTO_EOI_2 will be disabled.

> Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!

>   Rich

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Sergey Shkonda           (serg@bcs.zaporizhzhe.ua)



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