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Date:      Tue, 6 Jun 95 16:24:01 MDT
From:      terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
To:        uhclem%nemesis@fw.ast.com (Frank Durda IV)
Cc:        jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Frank Durda IV), hackers@FreeBSD.org (Frank Durda IV), bugs@FreeBSD.org (Frank Durda IV)
Subject:   Re: 2.0.5-A: Very disheartening?
Message-ID:  <9506062224.AA05001@cs.weber.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0sIpqc-0004vyC@nemesis.lonestar.org> from "Frank Durda IV" at Jun 5, 95 11:02:00 pm

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[ ... crashing systems don't when cache is disabled ... ]

> As far as I can see, the only failing part is the mechanisms associated
> with a compressed kernel, or the compressed kernel itself and certain
> types of cache subsystems.   I can boot from a floppy with a uncompressed
> kernel and that works fine too.  Only the compressed kernel has trouble.

This makes sense, actually.

Not setting the non-cacheable bit was the problem with the DOS 6.0
compression stuff as well.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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