I got a K6-2 350 running @400MHz. I got absolutely no problems with Win95 or
Linux. But if there's something wrong with the higher clock speed and that
error, then you don't have to get it back to the shop. Just look at your
motherboard manual and set the jumpers so that the CPU runs at the intended
400MHz. If you have no manual for your board, write down the number that
appears in the botton of the screen at startup and go to www.ping.be/bios and
look for the homepage of the board manufacturer. You should find a manual
there. I also have another overclocked computer running Linux and it has no
problems either.
El vie, 11 feb 2000, escribiste:
> I just attempted to install Mandrake 6.0 and keep getting General
> Protection Fault and Kernel Panic messages. I'm using the CD to boot it on
> a new AMD K6/2 450 MHz which I just had put together almost 2 weeks ago,
> and it's been running Win98 with no problems.
>
> Part way through the boot process It says:
> "General Protection Fault: 000"
> "CPU: 0"
>
> Then after several more lines it says:
> "Kernel Panic: attempted to kill the idle task!"
> "In swapper task - not syncing"
>
> Just for comparison I tried ZipSlack, and got exactly the same results!
>
> On another forum I saw a similar discussion where it was suggested this
> type of error could indicate overheating. The clock speed is higher than I
> had expected (was supposed to be 400 MHz), and I just assumed that I got
> lucky with a faster processor. Still, it works fine otherwise, no
> significant Win98 errors (fewer, infact, than I had with my old Pentium
> 133). Any ideas? I hate the idea of having to lug it back down to the shop
> again. But the same shop did under clock my 133 to down to 120 when I 1st
> picked it up 4 years ago! Thanks!
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