>
> > :PROMLIB: SGI ARCS firmware Version1 Revision 10
> > :PROMLIB: Total free ram 31502336 bytes (...)
> > :ARCH: SGI-IP22
> > :CPU: MIPS-R4600 FPU<MIPS-R4600FPC> ICACHE DCACHE
> > :Loading R4000 MNV routines
> > :CPU revision is: 00002020
> ^^^^
Ditto (for the most part).
> That's a R4600 V2.0. The kernel sources/binaries on Linus don't handle
> the silicon bugs of this beast correctly. I fixed the problem this
> morning testing them on a SNI RM200. For a proof of the test I compiled
> X a couple of times; the box now looks stable even under high load. Will
> commit the bug fixes shortly.
This is a huge relief since I didn't know what to try next (haven't been able
to compile a kernel). Ralf, where can I access your committed bug fixes? Any
chance of someone posting a compiled kernel incorporating these to
ftp.linux.sgi.com?
Thanks,
Mike
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Michael Hill
Toronto, Canada
mdhill@hookup.net
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