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From: system@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (System Admin (Mike Peterson))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: DON'T PUT SR10.3 ON DN2500 !!!!
Message-ID: <1991Jan27.142333.9375@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
Date: 27 Jan 91 14:23:33 GMT
References: <1991Jan25.160628.10897@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <1991Jan26.181425.21685@quintro.uucp>
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
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In article <1991Jan26.181425.21685@quintro.uucp> kts@quintro.uucp (Kenneth T. Smelcer) writes:
>In article <1991Jan25.160628.10897@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> system@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (System Admin (Mike Peterson)) writes:
>>There is a severe bug in SR10.3 on DN2500's (only DN2500's according to the
>>Hotline) - the system clock goes crazy, gaining 1-10 minutes for every
>>minute of real time, etc.
>
>     <DN2500 works at SR10.3 text deleted>
>
>Did the support line give you a reason for the problems on DN2500 machines?
>Is it something that's configuration based or are they talking about kernel 
>problems?

It is a kernel problem in the timer interrupt routine - a register is
not being saved properly.
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Mike Peterson, System Administrator, U/Toronto Department of Chemistry
E-mail: system@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-7094                  Fax: (416) 978-8775