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From: lkoeller@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de (Lars Koeller)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Am5x86
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Date: 9 Aug 96 10:27:35 GMT
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In article <fred-0808961614150001@st-ursen.lightside.net>,
fred@lightside.net (Fred Condo) writes:
>So is FreeBSD definitively compatible with the 586 chip? I am not having
>any luck installing 2.1.5 on my 586 system. The installation keeps
>crashing with memory faults and error 11's. The system memory self-test
>passes, however.
Yes, if the mentioned CPU is an AMD 5x86-133 (486 CPU with quadruple
clock), then there should be no problems. I use since 3 months an old
EISA/VLB board where I replace my i486-DX266 with an AMD 5x86-133. After
this configuration works well, i overclocked the CPU to 160 MHz without
any problems. The system runs stable for over 40 days.
Perhaps in your case the Memory Timing setup is not correct. In this
case the memory self-test passes, but with heavy memory access from the
CPU the system crashes. Try to slow down the memory interface and then
speed it up step by step.
Regards
Lars