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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: external cache
Date: 17 Apr 1997 15:27:54 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <ricky-ya02408000R1704971059210001@news.come.net.uk>,
ricky@come.net.uk (Ricky Chan) writes:
> I am running a couple of P166 with FreeBSD 2.2.1 on them. I was told by
> someone that external cache HAS to be switched off, is this the case???
No. If you experience random SIGBUSs, it's good to try disabling cache
and swapping memory 'till you find the problem. If this does solve
the problem, it indicates that you cache is not functional. Because
of the non-preemtive nature of dos and windows and the like, a lot of
cache problems aren't noticed.... until you run a *real* OS ;O
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !