Brook humphrey wrote:
>
> Sorry to let you down but the most of the cyrix processors have had
> stability problems. I see this problem allot in my computer store. The
> problem is most likely not with the kernel but your processor.
>
> diablero wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 03:11:21PM +0200, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> > > diablero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > 2.2.15-11mdk, same problem. I have a Cyrix 166, 80 Mo of Ram and 150 Mo of
> > > > swap.
> > >
> > > do you reproduce with the kernel-secure.
> >
> > Yes, my box still crashes :-(
> >
> > > --
> > > MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.mandrakesoft.com
> > > In travel. --Chmouel
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Poindessous
> > EpX asso GNU/Linux de l'Epita
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.epita.fr/~epx
Unable to reproduce the crash here on an AMD K6-2
The DoS attack fills up memory and process space for a while,
then dies out.... My mouse works jerkily and top reads me the
story, then after about 20 minutes all is normal once more.
Speaking of Cyrix, the MediaGX series are pentium clones but are
recognized as 486s, meaning on the two MediaGXs I support I have
to
rpm -Uvh --ignorearch file.rpm
instead of using MandrakeUpdate. THere are not many MediaGXes
out there, but if the change in recognition is simple, it might
be something to include in later distros.
Civileme
And, I recall seeing SUPER CHEAP COMPUTERS built on Cyrix
processors and PCCHips Mobos--the Cyrix processors urped from bad
cooling fans and the mobos died for a number of reasons, but
re-using those Cyrix processors in other rigs produced acceptable
results. The 6x86 "Coma Bug" was about the worst exploit that
happened....
