On 19 Jan 1998 14:59:44 +0100,
guillermo mulliert carlin (gmc at gauguin.legg.u-nancy.fr) wrote:
>Hi,
> We installed linux in one compueter and it reports us
>>Warning: Pentium bug F0 0F
>> Does anyone know what is this bug?
The bug is described at the following URL:
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium/ppiie/index.htm
Essentially, an invalid instruction locks up Pentium and Pentium MMX
chips. This bug is fixed in Linux kernels 2.0.32 and later. Several
other vendors have also written work-arounds for this CPU bug in their
operating systems. For more information take a look at:
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium/ppiie/software.htm
>If this bug concenrs calculations does
>anyone have a simple test to do with the calculator or excel?
It does not concern calculations (that's the FDIV bug, which was
discovered and fixed a long while ago).
Cheers,
Ashok
--
Ashok Aiyar, Ph.D.
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
aiyar at ebv.oncology.wisc.edu
