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Date:      Sun, 9 Nov 1997 11:00:01 -0500 (EST)
From:      jack <jack@diamond.xtalwind.net>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971109105828.21570A-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971109090439.14500B-100000@gargoyle.bazzle.com>

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On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Eric J. Chet wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> > > CPU: Pentium (132.96-MHz 586-class CPU)
> > >   Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x52c Stepping=12
> > >   Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
> > > 
> > > Just tested OK for me (no crash)
> > 
> > An "Id = 0x52b Stepping=12" was reported as crashing.  This looks like
> > the break-point.
> 
> Not so quickly,
> 
> CPU: Pentium (133.64-MHz 586-class CPU)
>   Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
>   Features=0x3bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,APIC>
> 
> STONE DEAD....
> 
> Notice the feature difference APIC.

CPU: Pentium (195.60-MHz 586-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
  Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>

No APIC, just as dead :(

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