mtrr problem

[Rick Stevens]

Richard E Miles wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:03:14 -0500
> "manoj singh" <mksingh at scientist.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends
> 
> 
>>I have install FC-3 on my dual processor pentium server. When i get logged on tty1, then i notice that in /var/log/message file some very nasty thing are written by kernel.
>>
>>Mar  2 16:29:53 brahma  -- mksingh[2719]: LOGIN ON tty1 BY mksingh
>>Mar  2 16:29:57 brahma kernel: mtrr: Serverworks LE detected. Write-combining disabled.
>>Mar  2 16:29:57 brahma kernel: mtrr: your processor doesn't support write-combining
>>Mar  2 16:29:57 brahma kernel: mtrr: Serverworks LE detected. Write-combining disabled.
>>Mar  2 16:29:57 brahma kernel: mtrr: your processor doesn't support write-combining
>>
>>What is meaning of this message and how to overcome this message?

Ignore it.  The Serverworks chipset doesn't support write combining for
the cache on your motherboard.  It's just an informational message that
comes up on boot.  It is safe to ignore.
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