Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 15:22:20 +0800 From: "James Lim" <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg> To: <rocky@ljusdal.net>, <gracchus@inficad.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <evilfry@sg.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FBSD 4.1: First Install: microuptime()??? Message-ID: <016e01c05cf9$cdde8ba0$fa5e78cb@gchang> References: <3A2A9D97.51CE35D3@ljusdal.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_016B_01C05D3C.D44FE2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there, Upon checking the mailing lists..it seems to has to do with = some APM management with some amd mobos. I might be wrong. But so far i = haven't got that error on my amd chip yet. Can anyone verify exactly = where this error would come from? I have a friend using intel on a = notebook and he is having the same problem. So could it be AMD? or just = certain motherboards/hardisks Regards, James Lim ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg=20 To: gracchus@inficad.com ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 3:23 AM Subject: RE: FBSD 4.1: First Install: microuptime()??? Tom snell wrote:=20 >Well, I took the BSD plunge after 4 years of Linux, and it isn't=20 >pretty. The install itself went OK (from the 4.1 CD's in the BSD=20 >Desktop Edition), but on boot I get a rapidly, then slower, repeating = >line, with incrementing values:=20 >=20 >microuptime() went backwards (437.201814 -> 437, -694864070)=20 =20 I have seen this happen several times, thou I have never experienced = it myself.=20 The only thing the boxes have had in common, is that they have all = been AMD's.=20 Twice, I have seen people take the harddrive out of the AMD machines = and put it in a Intel based one, and the error have disappered.=20 I hate to believe it, but could it be that FreeBSD has a problem with = certain AMD's?=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_016B_01C05D3C.D44FE2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi there,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =20 Upon checking the mailing lists..it seems to has to = do with=20 some APM management with some amd mobos. I might be wrong. But so far i = haven't=20 got that error on my amd chip yet. Can anyone verify exactly where this = error=20 would come from? I have a friend using intel on a notebook and he is = having the=20 same problem. So could it be AMD? or just certain=20 motherboards/hardisks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>James Lim</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Drocky@ljusdal.net href=3D"mailto:rocky@ljusdal.net">Roger = 'Rocky'=20 Vetterberg</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dgracchus@inficad.com=20 href=3D"mailto:gracchus@inficad.com">gracchus@inficad.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 04, 2000 = 3:23=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: FBSD 4.1: First = Install:=20 microuptime()???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Tom snell wrote:=20 <P><I>>Well, I took the BSD plunge after 4 years of Linux, and it = isn't</I>=20 <BR><I>>pretty. The install itself went OK (from the 4.1 CD's = in the=20 BSD</I> <BR><I>>Desktop Edition), but on boot I get a rapidly, then = slower,=20 repeating</I> <BR><I>>line, with incrementing values:</I> = <BR><I>></I>=20 <BR><I>>microuptime() went backwards (437.201814 -> 437, = -694864070)</I>=20 <BR> =20 <P>I have seen this happen several times, thou I have never = experienced it=20 myself. <BR>The only thing the boxes have had in common, is that they = have all=20 been AMD's. <BR>Twice, I have seen people take the harddrive out of = the AMD=20 machines and put it in a Intel based one, and the error have = disappered. <BR>I=20 hate to believe it, but could it be that FreeBSD has a problem with = certain=20 AMD's? <BR> <BR> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_016B_01C05D3C.D44FE2C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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