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Date:      Mon, 7 Sep 1998 13:37:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:      dmb <nellie@home.com>
To:        Bobb Shires <bobb@ibm.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Disturbing line in dmesg
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02.9809071336290.20348-100000@cc219337-a.lwmrn1.pa.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <199809071633.QAA32220@out5.ibm.net>

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yeah there was a problem with old intels where you could reboot a box if
you had this chip, it was called a foof attack if I am not mistaken, it
installs the work around so you aren't prone to it.

On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Bobb Shires wrote:

> The last line of my dmesg reads:
> 
> Intel Pentium F00F detected, installing workaround
> 
> Any ideas what this means?  Thanks!
> 
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