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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: amd processors
Date: 16 Dec 1995 07:02:20 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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Message-ID: <MICHAELV.95Dec15230220@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
References: <4alg6c$fvf@thrush.sover.net> <30D07E87.429@guinness.arboga.se>
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In-reply-to: Carl Nordin's message of Thu, 14 Dec 1995 11:44:07 -0800
In article <30D07E87.429@guinness.arboga.se> Carl Nordin <cn@guinness.arboga.se> writes:
woody@sover.net wrote:
>
> Does any one out there have any experiance with amd processors. I'v
> had problems with cyrix processors can't install freebsd easily on
> cyrix processors but how about amd any opinions?
I've installed 2.1 on an AMD-120 and the only problem I had was using an
old AHA1542-B SCSI-adapter. The system would hang when loading the
driver. Disableing the internal cache solved the problem, but made the
system much slower.
... which is a motherboard problem, and not a CPU problem...
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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