[H-GEN] CYRIX HELL

[David Wood]

Frank Brand wrote:
> Dave Wood and other Cyrixers try this reference for information on ther
> Cyrix 686 Coma bug that causes some interupt probs. Maybe this is it.
> 
> http://www.tux.org/~balsa/linux/cyrix/p11.html

Yep - a good reference!  Here's another one:

    The SIG11 Problem:  http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/

After fixing up the Cyrix-specific suggestions (including a really good
one that allows the chip to respond to the Linux kernels HALT
instruction when not used, thereby reducing it's power consumed from 24
W to 250 mW!!), I finally tracked the problem to RAM (again).

It seems that I had inadvertently mixed 70ns and 60ns SIMMs :(

I now have 2 16MB, 70ns, 32-pin EDO SIMMs for trade for the same thing
in 60ns :)  Anyone interested?

Cheers,
Dave
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