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On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 07:56:47PM +0200, Dan Armak wrote: |
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> > Oh -- and if your kernel is being compiled for "Pentium III", you may want |
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> > to upgrade to binutils-2.11.90.0.31, do a make clean in you kernel |
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> > directory, and reinstall the kernel, modules and media-gfx/nvidia. |
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> I'll do that (both things), thanks for advice. But what exactly would the |
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> binutils upgrade fix/change? Also these binutils are masked (by the rc6 |
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> profiles) - could the reason, whatever it is, adversely affect me? |
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There are some PIII/SSE2 compiler bugs in the binutils we are using. The |
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kernel may contain some assembly that triggers them. |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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