From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 13 May 2001 17:49:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 13 May 2001 17:49:34 -0400 Received: from mail.libertysurf.net ([213.36.80.91]:33574 "EHLO mail.libertysurf.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 13 May 2001 17:49:29 -0400 Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 23:49:43 +0200 From: Gab X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.51) Personal Reply-To: Gab X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <10317892883.20010513234943@hydromail.com> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: "clock timer configuration lost" error? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Interesting. This is a KA7 with all power management turned off in the latest Abit BIOS. > The kernel puts the timer back and life appears happy again Ahhh. The kernel *is* god. Alan Cox wrote: > > > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer > > configuration lost - probably a VIA686a. > > Feb 26 00:19:52 abit kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip > > configuration. > > Feb 26 00:26:53 abit xntpd[886]: synchronized to 132.239.254.5, > > stratum=2 > > ... > > Small number of VIA 686 boxes randomly jump from 100Hz back to the DOS 18Hz > timeout. We dont know if its hardware or maybe APM bios bugs. The kernel puts > the timer back and life appears happy again Well, I have a pentium 66 (o/c @ 100) with a probably very old HP bios, and I have the problem... and I don't think my Computer have a VIA686a... Fun... -- V Gab