Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 16:49:25 +0200 From: Philipp Reichmuth <chokepnt@prima.ruhr.de> To: stable@freebsd.org Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: K6 Update & AMD Statement Message-ID: <342A79F5.41C67EA6@prima.ruhr.de>
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Hi folks! Good news for the K6: I just got mine swapped by my dealer; it was a revision 9721 chip, and he swapped it for a 9735 chip. It now works fine. I'll redo the make world for a couple of times the next weeks and see what I'll get. Second good news: I wrote to AMD about it, and they seem genuinely concerned with it, or so I gather from their mail. Here's what they wrote (follows) Philipp ==================> begin AMD mail <============ Dear Philipp, 1. We believe you are encountering Erratum 2.6.2 that is fully documented in the AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor Revision Guide posted on our website, www.amd.com. Due to the long list of rare conditions necessary for this erratum to occur, the issue does not effect general users in a DOS or Windows environment. It appears to be limited to a special cases as in the Linux kernal re-compile. 2. A design change that fixes the erratum has been identified and is currently being implemented in a future revision of the AMD-K6 processor. 3. AMD stands behind its products and wants you to be fully satisfied with your choice. To this end, we are offering to replace your processor as the new revision becomes available. 4 To replace your processor we need the following information. We will contact you in about 3 weeks with more specifics on when and how the processor will be replaced. - Name - Address - Phone Number - Type of System or Motherboard - Processor Frequency Kind Regards Tvrtko AMD Hotline / Technical Support. =========================> End AMD Stuff <========================= (but please don't post all this into the wide world - it's a bit touchy with personal email)
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